Bhubaneswar: Laxmisagar police have started a manhunt to nab a youth accused of raping a woman at Haladipadia slum area here.
Police said the youth was identified as Chotu Prasad Das. According to the complaint, Chotu had sneaked into the house of the woman through back door in the wee hours of Friday and raped her by threatening her with lethal weapons. The 54-year old woman was alone at home during the sexual attack.
As she opposed her act, she was mercilessly attacked by the youth on the head and other parts of the body. The woman’s husband returned home during the sexual assault and thrashed the youth, following which the perpetrator fled.
The woman had registered a case at the police station in this regard. Police had sent her for medical examination.
Locals alleged that the Haladipada slum area has become a paradise for drug peddlers who are involved in various criminal activities. Â However, the city police are yet to take a call.
