Bhubaneswar: A 67-year-old grocery shopkeeper was arrested on Sunday for allegedly entering a women’s hostel and raping an MBA student in Gangapada area in Bhubaneswar.
The accused has been identified as Deepak Pradhan. He was taken into custody shortly after the young woman filed a complaint at the Info Valley police station and a rape case was registered again the man, who ran a grocery store and lived in the same locality. Subsequent probe and CCTV footage substantiated her claims, according sources.
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While the survivor has been sent for medical check-up, further investigation is underway to establish the full sequence of events. Her statement is likely to be recorded before a magistrate soon, the sources added.
