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7 Arrested for Trying to Kidnap Rape Victim, Hunt on for Prime Accused

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May 07, 2025

SAMBALPUR police on Tuesday arrested seven persons including a juvenile for reportedly trying to abduct a rape victim in Jujumura here on May 4.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Sambalpur

The accused are Abhisekh Pollai (27), Bibek Sindhria (25), Bablu Behera (23), Prakash Gauda (21), Rohit Chhanchan (24), Kalu Bahadur (29) and the juvenile, all of Hirakud area.

Police said the abduction bid was planned by one Naba Kishore Naik of Jujumura who was accused of raping the 20-year-old woman. The victim worked as a domestic help in Naik's house.

In June last year, the woman lodged a complaint with police accusing Naik of raping her.

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