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The accused allegedly took the woman to his house on Sunday evening and raped her.
“The accused allegedly raped her and set her free on Monday morning. The victim narrated the ordeal in sign language to her parents. Then, the parents lodged a complaint at the Saraidhela police station,” Saraidhela police station in-charge Nutan Modi said.
The parents told police that they searched her till late Sunday night but did not find anywhere.
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Police pacified the people with an assurance that the accused would be nabbed soon.
As the accused was not arrested till Monday evening, a mob gathered on Monday night and set the house of the accused on fire. When the police and fire tender team reached the spot the house was already reduced to ashes by then, the police officer said.
“The accused is absconding. Raids are being conducted at different locations to arrest him,” the officer said.