<p>A 35-year-old man who was accused of raping a minor girl was beaten to death allegedly by the victim’s father and uncle who later surrendered before the police in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, an official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The incident took place in a village under Raikia police station, about 75 kilometres from Phulbani, the district headquarters.</p>.<p>It is alleged that an operator of a concrete mixture machine, who hailed from Chhattisgarh and was engaged by a contractor for some work, raped the girl on Saturday afternoon when she was outside her home.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/congress-bjp-blame-state-govt-for-rape-asphyxiation-of-five-year-old-girl-in-kerala-1242260.html">Congress, BJP blame state govt for rape, asphyxiation of five-year-old girl in Kerala</a></strong></p>.<p>Angered by the incident, her father and uncle beat up the accused with sticks killing him on the spot, inspector in charge of Raikia police station Rama Kanta Patra said.</p>.<p>The two later surrendered at the police station and confessed to the crime, he said.</p>.<p>The girl was hospitalised while the body of the deceased was sent for post-mortem examination.</p>
<p>A 35-year-old man who was accused of raping a minor girl was beaten to death allegedly by the victim’s father and uncle who later surrendered before the police in Odisha’s Kandhamal district, an official said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The incident took place in a village under Raikia police station, about 75 kilometres from Phulbani, the district headquarters.</p>.<p>It is alleged that an operator of a concrete mixture machine, who hailed from Chhattisgarh and was engaged by a contractor for some work, raped the girl on Saturday afternoon when she was outside her home.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/congress-bjp-blame-state-govt-for-rape-asphyxiation-of-five-year-old-girl-in-kerala-1242260.html">Congress, BJP blame state govt for rape, asphyxiation of five-year-old girl in Kerala</a></strong></p>.<p>Angered by the incident, her father and uncle beat up the accused with sticks killing him on the spot, inspector in charge of Raikia police station Rama Kanta Patra said.</p>.<p>The two later surrendered at the police station and confessed to the crime, he said.</p>.<p>The girl was hospitalised while the body of the deceased was sent for post-mortem examination.</p>