Kendrapara, Sept. 20 -- Rajkanika Police in Odisha's kendrapra district have arrested a 21-year-old youth, Chintu Jena, for his alleged involvement in raping a minor girl and threatening her life.
Sanjay Kumar Mallick, IIC of Rajkanika Police Station, said the victim, reeling under mental agony after the incident, attempted to take her own life by consuming poison.
The victim, a Plus Two student at a local college under Aul Police Station, lodged an FIR on September 18.
She stated that she had met Jena through Instagram, and both later developed a romantic relationship.
According to the FIR, on September 10, around 11 pm, Jena took the girl to a forest near the Rajkanika liquor outlet and allegedly raped her.
He reportedly threatened h...