Priest held for 'raping' mentally challenged woman

Bhubaneswar | Saturday | 30th June, 2018

Summary:

BERHAMPUR: Hinjili police in Ganjam district on Friday arrested a 38-year-old priest for allegedly raping a 28-year-old mentally-challenged woman repeatedly. "We registered a case against the accused for raping the woman repeatedly and started investigation," said the IIC. She is now pregnant, police said.The accused is identified as Narayan Pradhan under Hinjili police station. He is a priest at a temple in Mumbai, police said.The accused was arrested from Berhampur railway station while he was trying to escape to Mumbai, said inspector in-charge, Hinjili police station, Prasant Kumar Sahu. The girl narrated about the incident and disclosed the name of the accused.The mother of the girl lodged a complaint with police on Thursday..