College girl raped by relative in Odisha district

A 17-year-old college girl in Odisha's Jajpur district was allegedly raped and assaulted by her brother-in-law, the police said today.
The victim hailing from Sansailo in the district had gone for shopping to the market with her brother-in-law sometime last week when the crime took place.
Her family members found the girl admitted at the Sukinda Community Health Centre, the police said adding the incident came to light after the victim's father lodged a complaint yesterday.
According to the FIR filed at the Sukinda police station, Baruna Mohanta (32) of Samantarapur village came to visit his in-laws on September 10 and took the victim to the nearby market for shopping, Tofan Gagh, inspector-in-charge of Sukinda police station, said.

Later, the accused admitted the girl to the health centre in a critical condition with deep wounds on her head and legs. He called up his in-laws and asked them to come to the hospital. Baruna reportedly told doctors that the girl had fallen down from the car when the door opened accidentally.
The victim's family shifted her to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The girl received serious injuries on her head and back. She could not say anything about the incident for a couple of days.

The victim's father, however, filed a complaint alleging that his daughter had been raped and thrown out of the car by his son-in-law. The police have registered a case and started an investigation.

"We have registered a case under sections 376 and 307 of the IPC against the accused on the basis of the complaint. The victim is still not in a condition to say anything but she is improving. We will record her statements in a day or two," Tofan Gagh said.
The accused is absconding.