Married man arrested for raping nurse at private hospital in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: A married man named Jitu Ranjan Das (35) was arrested by the personnel of Pahala police station in Bhubaneswar for allegedly raping a nurse employed at a private hospital here.

According to police sources, the accused works as a fireman with the Angul Fire Service. About four months ago, he befriended a nurse working in a private hospital in Bhubaneswar through social media.

Though he was married, Jitu lied that he was unmarried. Late on the evening of June 15, when the complainant was on duty, Das visited her and took away her mobile phone. On the same day at around 10 pm, the accused visited her and asked her to accompany him to get her mobile phone. The accused allegedly took the complainant to his rented house in Pahala where he raped her.

Based on the victim’s complaint, the police investigated the case and arrested Das. During the investigation, it emerged that two rape cases were pending against the accused at two police stations in Cuttack.

Further investigations into this matter are ongoing.