Janaki Rout, Sub-divisional Judicial Magistrate, Udala in Mayurbhanj district, yesterday directed police to enquire into the alleged rape of a 35-year-old woman by BJD MLA Srinath Soren and his associate Swarup Das alias Bula.
In a complaint to the court, the woman from Talapadia village alleged that the MLA and his associate had raped her at his residence on January three when she demanded that he return Rs one lakh given to the legistator for getting a job.