A 19-year-old youth allegedly asked his friend to rape his wife so that he could divorce divorce her and be with his lover.

According to the FIR filed by the kin of the girl, her husband left her with a friend in hotel in Kawardha, Chhattisgarh so that he could rape her. He also made her sign two stamp papers worth Rs 50 each -- one for divorce and one for her marriage to her rapist, the complaint said.

According to the victim's testimony, the two had been married for almost 40 days when her husband Khilendra Sahoo, who is a resident of Piper Tola village in the Kabirdham district, took her to the nearby town of Kawardha to apply for her Aadhaar card.

He asked her to sign two stamps papers and then took her to a hotel, where his friend Kamlesh was also present. Khilendra left his wife at the hotel and promised to comeback soon, the complaint said.

In his absence, Kamlesh allegedly raped the minor.

After the incident, Khilendra dropped his wife back at her parents' house.

The matter came to light when a few days later Kamlesh came there with the stamp paper and claimed that the girl was his wife.

Later, in front of local elders, Khilendra accused his wife of immoral character and refused to take her back with him. He claimed that he had spotted his wife with Kamlesh in a park in Kawardha and suspected that the two were in a relationship.

Whereas, Kamlesh told the village that he did what he did because Khilendra asked his help in getting rid of his wife so that he can be his girlfriend.

The girl's family has registered an FIR in the matter. Police have arrested Khilendra and Kamlesh under Sections 376 (rape), 120 (criminal conspiracy) and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.