Gangrape Accused Dies in Odisha After Stepping on Live Wire Meant for Crop Protection

An absconding gangrape accused, Sanjay Yadav, died in Odisha after stepping on a live wire set to protect crops. Yadav was wanted in Chhattisgarh for raping a tribal woman along with seven others. Six were arrested, one minor detained. Jharsuguda police are investigating the accidental death.

An absconding gangrape accused died in neighbouring Odisha after coming in contact with a live wire laid by farmers to protect their crops from wild animals, Chhattisgarh police said on Thursday.

Sanjay Yadav (18) was wanted in a case registered in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district. Local police on Wednesday night received information about his death from Jharsuguda police in Odisha, a police official said.

Yadav and seven others were accused of raping a 27-year-old tribal woman in Pusaur police station limits of Raigarh on August 19 when she was on her way to visit a local fair after celebrating Rakshabandhan festival, Raigarh City Superintendent of Police (CSP) Akash Shukla said.

(With inputs from agencies.)