Rourkela shame: Minor girl raped by uncle in Steel City; fourth rape case in 15 days

In a heinous act, a man allegedly raped her minor niece at a place under Raghunathpali police limits in Rourkela.

The matter came to the fore after the family members of the victim lodged a complaint against the accused, who is a distant relative of the victim, at the police station.

According to sources, the accused fled the city after committing the crime and is still absconding. 

Meanwhile, the team has sent a team out of the State to nab the accused, informed Rourkela SP.

Recently, Rourkela has been hogging the headlines, but for the wrong reasons. The city has reported four minor girl rape cases in the last 15 days, including the latest one. 

While a minor girl was allegedly gang-raped and her sibling, who is also a minor, was sexually assaulted by some youths while they had gone to a market near Birsa Munda chhack on 21 September, another minor girl was gang raped by five men on 25 September.