Rape-accused Army jawan marries victim

PHULABANI:  An Army jawan accused of raping a woman home guard on Sunday tied the knot with the victim, - reports said on Monday.  The rape accused Tulu Pradhan, who works with with Bihar Regiment, married the woman at Tarini temple near G Udayagiri in Odisha's Kandhamal district in presence of their family members.

The woman home guard had lodged a written complaint with G Udayagiri police against Tulu and his friend, who is posted as a constable in Armed Police Reserve  alleging gang-rape. She alleged that she was gang-raped inside her house while she was alone on June 15 night.Tulu, the resident of Pena Gabari village in Kandhamal district, was detained along with his friend by the G Udayagiri police.