Rayagada: Outrage has erupted in Rayagada after a married woman was allegedly raped late Tuesday night following a deceitful offer of shelter by a youth who has since been detained by police.

According to reports, a couple from Bandhugaon block in Koraput district—who had been working in Tamil Nadu for the past few months—were returning home and reached Rayagada on Tuesday evening. Around 8 pm, while they waited at the Rayagada bus stand for transport to Bandhugaon, an unknown youth approached them.

He reportedly warned them that no vehicles would be available at that hour and that it would be unsafe to linger at the bus stand. Claiming that his house was nearby, he invited the couple to stay the night and leave for their village early in the morning. As the man belonged to the same com

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