Udala(Mayurbhanj): BJD legislator from Udala in Mayurbhanj district, Srinath Soren and his friend Swarup Das have been charged for raping a 40-year-old woman.

The victim accused Soren and his friend of raping her on January 3 at Soren's residence in Udala.

The woman, in her complaint, alleged MLA Srinath Soren and his associate Swarup Das raped her on the pretext of returning her the money, which she had given to them to provide her a job.