Agra: A woman pilgrim from Odisha was allegedly gang-raped by two men inside the famous Radha Rani temple at Barsana in Vrindavan earlier this week. But facts of the incidents have begun tumbling out just now. Police said both the accused worked for the temple and one of them, Kanhaiya Yadav, a watchman, was arrested on Friday morning. The other accused, Rajender Thakur, a cook, is on the run.

According to officials, the woman was sleeping in the temple hall on the night of September 11 when the two men allegedly took her by force to a secluded spot within the shrine and raped her.

The woman said that though she went to the Barsana police station after her rape, the cops there refused to file an FIR. On their part, police claimed that since she could not communicate properly "because of language problem", the station in-charge may not have understood what she was trying to say. Cops have now arranged for a translator to record her statement.

Meanwhile, Mathura SSP Swapnil Mangain told TOI that a case of gang rape (IPC Section 376 D) has been registered against the two accused and CCTV footage from the temple has been recovered. He said that police will record the woman’s statement and will send her for medical examination.

Mangain added that two teams of five police personnel each have been formed to arrest the second accused as his location has already been traced.

The SSP said that he has also asked Govardhan circle officer to find out why exactly Barsana police station in-charge did not register the woman’s complaint. “If her allegation is found to be true, disciplinary action will be taken against the concerned officer.”

An official at the temple said, "The woman, 45, had come to Barsana on Radha Ashtmi day, August 29, and has been staying at the temple since. She is being looked after by other devotees. Her husband and child reportedly died a few years back. Both the accused employees have been sacked by the temple management."