Woman raped twice in a day, thrown from building, two arrested

Police in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district have arrested two men in connection with the rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman who was assaulted at two different locations on February 22 and later thrown from a four-storey building in Paradip.

Jagatsinghpur Superintendent of Police Ankit Kumar Verma said the woman had left her home after her boyfriend promised to marry her and asked her to meet him at a temple. Instead, he allegedly took her to a secluded area , where he raped her and later abandoned her at Rahama bus stand .

While the victim was waiting there, another man from Jharkhand , who was travelling towards Paradip on a motorcycle, offered her help . Police said he took her to the rooftop of his rented accommodation in Paradip town , where he raped her again and then pushed her off the building , leading to her death . Her body was discovered the next morning.

The victim’s brother had earlier filed a missing person complaint at Tirtol police station on the night of February 22. An unnatural death case was registered on February 23 after the body was recovered. On February 25 , the family lodged a formal complaint at Paradip Model police station , alleging rape and murder , after which a full-scale investigation was launched.

Both accused have been taken into custody and booked under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for kidnapping, rape and murder . Police said they are collecting forensic evidence, examining CCTV footage, and recording witness statements to reconstruct the sequence of events.

Authorities are also verifying the movements of the accused before and after the crime and have sent samples for forensic analysis. A charge sheet will be filed after the investigation is completed.

Reacting to the incident, BJD president and Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik condemned the crime and demanded strict action against those responsible. He said repeated incidents of sexual violence showed serious concerns about women’s safety and urged the government to ensure justice and strengthen law enforcement measures . Police have stated that the case is being treated as a priority investigation and assured that no one involved will be spared .