February 26, 2021 | Reported By : PTI
An Odisha jail doubled as a venue for solemnisation of marriage when an inmate accused of
rape tied the knot with the complainant following court
orders, officials said. Under Trial Prisoner Rajesh Singh (23) of
Gurudijhatia area of the district married the rape survivor
inside the jail premises by exchanging garlands, after orders
from a POCSO court and the DG (Prisons), Choudwar Circle Jail
Superintendent Kulamani Behera said.
The bride, who turned 18 last month, was impregnated
by Singh last year and is now a mother of a baby boy, the
official said.
The woman went to her in-laws place after the