In her police grievance, the survivor alleged that her husband and in-laws had compelled her to stick with the tantrik to resolve a marital discord between the girl and her in-laws.

Balasore: In a horrific crime, a middle-aged married lady was allegedly raped repeatedly by a ‘tantrik’ for 79 days in entrance of her two-and-half-year-old son in Odisha’s Balasore district, reported information company PTI quoting the police on Saturday. Police rescued the girl and her baby from a locked room on Friday however the accused managed to flee and a manhunt has been launched to nab him.

In her police grievance, the survivor alleged that her husband and in-laws had compelled her to stick with the tantrik to resolve a marital discord between the girl and her in-laws. The lady, who bought married in 2017, claimed she needed to additionally bear bodily and psychological torture by her in-laws for dowry.

The tantrik had assured the household that he would resolve the discord if the girl stays together with her for a number of months. When she refused to oblige, her mother-in-law allegedly sedated her and he or she later regained consciousness within the tantrik’s room and located her son additionally in it. The tantrik repeatedly raped the girl for 79 days within the room in entrance of her son. The accused additionally organized meals for the mom and baby all this whereas.

How did she escape?

As destiny would have it, on April 28, she discovered that the tantrik had left his cell phone within the room. She used it to name up her dad and mom and narrate her ordeal. They, in flip, knowledgeable the police. But by the point the police reached the place, the tantrik had managed to flee.

No arrest up to now

A case beneath a number of sections of the Indian Penal Code, together with Section 376 (rape), has been registered towards the accused. The lady has named her husband, his brother and different in-laws within the FIR. However, no arrests have been made up to now. She has been admitted to a hospital, and her situation is said to be steady.

(With PTI inputs)