The Orissa police on Sunday arrested the accused in the much-hyped Pipili dalit girl gangrape case. The accused, Prasant Pradhan alias Pasei, was arrested at Jatni railway station where he was waiting for his train to escape police action.
“We have arrested the key accused. Hunt is on to apprehend the three other accused involved in the incident,” said Mr Abhaya, additional director general, crime branch.
On Saturday, the crime branch had released sketches of the four accused. Besides Prasant, the others who are allegedly involved in the brutal crime are Sukant Pradhan, Guna Chandra Swain alias Purna and Premananda Nayak.
Meanwhile, the authorities of the SCB Medical College and Hospital where the victim is undergoing treatment since January 10, has decided to refer the girl to All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.