Two persons have been arrested for rape in Odisha's Kandhamal district, police sources said today.
A 50-year-old daily labourer Laxman Nayak of Khandiaguda village under Tumudibandh police station, a father of three, was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping a 15-year old girl on the night of December 30.
The other, 55-year-old Pratap Sahu, a contractor of Tentuliguda village under Tikabali area, a father of four, was arrested for allegedly raping a 22-year old labourer who worked for him, the sources said.
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