India, Nov. 8 -- A maintenance worker's decision to report muffled cries for help led police to rescue a woman who investigators say had been chained to a bed and held captive for nearly two years inside a Fargo, North Dakota, apartment. Authorities arrested two suspects after the woman alleged she was repeatedly beaten and sexually assaulted while being confined to a bedroom.

According to court documents cited by Valley News Live, officers responding to a Fargo apartment complex on Tuesday found the woman chained to a bedframe by a heavy chain and padlock around her right ankle. Building management had called 911 after a maintenance worker reported hearing screams coming from inside the apartment. Police said the woman was immediately t...