A man, who was released from jail two days ago, allegedly raped an 80-year-old woman in Tamil Nadu’s Cuddalore district.
Accused was allegedly intoxicated
According to NDTV, the man was imprisoned in a theft case and was released two days ago. He was allegedly under the influence of alcohol when he raped the woman.
A senior police officer told NDTV that a case has been registered, and a probe has been launched into the matter. The cops have secured solid evidence against the accused. The woman survivor is out of danger, the senior police officer added.
Police shot accused in the Leg to nab him
The police officer said that when they tried to catch the accused, he took out a knife. The cops had to shoot him in the leg to nab him. During the confrontation, two policemen sustained injuries.
20-year-old gang-raped at Odisha’s Gopalpur beach
In a separate incident, a 20-year-old college student was gang-raped by a group of men at Gopalpur beach in Odisha’s Ganjam district. They had tied her male friend, police said on Tuesday.
The police have nabbed all 10 people – six adults and four juveniles – in connection with the gang rape, Superintendent of Police, Berhampur, Sravana Vivek M said.
Three of the accused allegedly raped the woman
According to the Berhampur SP, the horrific incident took place at the Gopalpur beach in Ganjam city, where the 20-year-old-college student from Berhampur was out with her male friend on Monday evening.
Around 8 pm, 10 local youths, six adults and four minors, overpowered the woman and her male friend. Three of the accused allegedly raped the woman while others kept watch on her male friend, the police said.
“On Sunday evening, 20-year-old woman, along with her 20-year-old friend, who were classmate in a +3 college in Behrampur, had been to Gopalpur beach. In the evening around 6:30 pm they were sitting in a secluded area. At the same time there were around 10 youths from a different police station area of the same district were sitting there. Around 8 pm, they overpowered the boy and the girl and they took them to another place around 50 metres away where three person raped her. The others were keeping a watch on the male friend,” Berhampur SP Sravana Vivek M said.
The police immediately launched an investigation after the girl and her male friend registered a police complain at the police station after 10 pm.
