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A young woman from Bhogarai locality of Balasore district alleged on Tuesday that she was blackmailed, abducted, drugged, and later gangraped by a local youth and his associates.

According to the rape survivor's FIR, the accused was forcing her into a physical relationship and marriage. However, since she was already engaged for marriage elsewhere, she had refused. In retaliation, the accused had threatened to leak obscene videos and called her to meet him on the pretext of a settlement.

On the night they met, around five months ago, the woman was allegedly drugged and abducted to Baripada, where she was held captive and subjec...