Crime News / Two arrested for allegedly harassing woman, her friend near Bhubaneswar's Infovalley

Bhubaneswar, Oct 30: Police have arrested two men for allegedly harassing a woman and her friend while they were returning home near Bhubaneswar's Infovalley in Khordha district, a source said on Friday.

According to the complaint lodged at Infovalley police station, the woman was travelling with a friend on a scooter from Gangapada to her rented accommodation in the evening hours when three youths on a Hero Splendor motorcycle allegedly began following them and making obscene gestures.

When the woman's friend stopped the scooter after noticing their behaviour, the three men allegedly abused both using obscene language and threatened to kill them.

The woman subsequently lodged a written complaint at Infovalley police station, following which police launched an investigation.

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Based on information gathered during the probe, police identified and arrested two accused, Nitish Ranjan Mahapatra, alias Liku, and Pradosh Kumar Mahanty, alias Pinku.

The two accused were produced before a court on Friday.