The incident happened at Ratnakar Sanskrit College in Saudia when the first-semester examination, conducted by the Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University, was underway, they said.
The parents of the tribal girl had gone from Bhaluhuruda village under the Udala police station limits to Bhubaneswar for some work after requesting the neighbour to look after her in their absence.
The arrested persons are Sandeep Anil Indrekar, a trader, and Vishal Kandugadgi, a driver, both from Pune in Maharashtra. The absconding person is Laxman, a drug peddler from Odisha.
The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) will take out a rally in Puri on October 16 to demand the reopening of all the four gates of Jagannath temple for devotees.
Naveen Patnaik launched the ‘Ama Odisha Nabin Odisha' scheme with an outlay of Rs 3,397 crore to boost rural infrastructure and promote Jagannath culture.
During the visit of Secretary (5T) V K Pandian to Cuttack, the local people had appraised the immediate need of the library, and its proximity to the bus stand for the benefit of people coming from nearby villages and towns.