Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Police Seize Toy Gun, Phones in Bhubaneswar Rape Investigation
Police in Bhubaneswar are investigating an alleged rape.
The woman is 26 years old, and the accused is 24.
Police say the incident happened at her rented flat on the night of September 30.
They allege that the accused wore a mask and threatened her with a toy gun.
Afterward, police say, he left some belongings and his mother at a distant relative’s home in Jagatsinghpur district.
The accused’s mother and the relative brought items to the police on Monday.
Police seized a toy gun, six phones, a T-shirt and a towel.
Police said the accused was injured in police firing during an arrest attempt on October 3.
The investigation is continuing.
Police seized a toy gun, six mobile phones, a T-shirt and a towel linked to the accused.
The items were produced at Nayapalli police station by the accused’s mother and a distant relative.
Police said the accused had left his mother and belongings at the relative’s home in Jagatsinghpur district after the alleged rape.
The 24-year-old accused, identified as Santosh alias Sreedhar Panda, is alleged to have raped a 26-year-old woman at her rented flat.
Police said he was arrested after being injured in police firing during an arrest attempt on October 3.
- Who
- The accused, identified as Santosh alias Sreedhar Panda, and a 26-year-old woman; police also said his mother and a distant relative produced items.
- What
- Police seized a toy gun, six mobile phones, a T-shirt and a towel as part of an investigation into an alleged rape.
- When
- The alleged rape was reported as occurring on the night of September 30; the arrest attempt was on October 3, and the seizure was reported on October 6.
- Where
- The alleged rape occurred at a rented flat in Bhubaneswar; the belongings had been left at a relative’s home in Jagatsinghpur district.
- Why
- The items were seized during the investigation into the alleged rape.
- Accused
- Santosh alias Sreedhar Panda, 24
- Complainant
- A 26-year-old woman
- Alleged incident
- Night of September 30
- Arrest attempt
- October 3; police said the accused was injured in police firing
- Seized items
- Toy gun, six mobile phones, a T-shirt and a towel
- Items produced by
- The accused’s mother and a distant relative
- Investigation status
- Further investigation is ongoing