India, Dec. 16 -- The Odisha government may assign the trial of the Dhauli gang rape case to a fast-track court for swift justice, state law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said on Tuesday.

"The government will take appropriate action in the Dhauli gang-rape case. We are considering fast-track court proceedings for swift justice," Harichandan said.

Two persons, Bibhu Prasad Mishra from Banki and Kalandi Patra from Olatpur, have been arrested for the gang rape of a 17-year-old student on December 10. A third person, described by the police as the prime accused, is on the run.

The rape survivor was with a male friend at the Daya riverbank in the Dhauli area, on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar, on December 10, when the incident occurred. Po...