Bhubaneswar, Dec 21 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped at a rented house in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar, police said on Sunday.
The incident took place around 2 pm on December 18, and two accused have been arrested, they said.
“The girl was subjected to sexual assault without her consent by two persons in the rented accommodation in the city,” a police officer said.
The accused had reportedly promised the girl a data entry operator job and called her to the house to discuss about it, he said.
A case has been registered in this connection at Shaheed Nagar Police Station, the officer said.
“Both the accused were produced before a court, which forwarded them to judicial custody,” he said.
This is the second such incident in Bhubaneswar in a span of 10 days.
On the evening of December 10, another 17-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped near Dhalui Peace Pagoda on the outskirts of the city.
Police have arrested three people, and investigation is underway.
