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Rape Accused on the Run Since 2019 Held for Woman's Murder in Ganjam

The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar

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August 20, 2025

Accused Santanu Also Tried to Murder the Woman's Minor Daughter; Arrested from Karnataka

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Berhampur

A 29-year-old youth, on the run after being charged with raping a minor in 2019, has been arrested for the August 10 murder of a woman at Srimaa Nagar in Nimakhandi area of Berhampur, police said on Tuesday.

The accused had also attempted to murder the minor daughter of the victim on that day.

The arrested youth, Santanu Patra of Srijanga village under Khantapada police limits in Balasore district, was arrested from Karnataka.

Santanu, who was absconding after raping his cousin in 2019, was wanted for the murder of Gayatri Swain (32) on August 10. He was apprehended at Wadi railway station in Karnataka's Kalaburagi district on August 16 and brought to Nimakhandi police station on Tuesday, said Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M.

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