After 22 years, prime accused in sensational Odisha gangrape case nabbed
The incident, the occurred in 1999, had created a state-wide outrage and led to the resignation of the then Odisha CM JB Patnaik. Representative image (Source: Thinkstock)
Updated: Feb 23, 2021, 02:49 PM IST
After a long time of 22 years, the prime accused in the sensational gangrape case in Odisha was held from Maharashtra on Monday. The case involved the estranged wife of an IFS officer and had caught major attention as it led to the resignation of the then state CM JB Patnaik.
As per the police, Bibekananda Biswal alias Biban was nabbed from Aamby Valley in Lonavala in Maharashtra. He had assumed the fake identity of Jalandhar Swain and was working there as a plumber.