A man has been arrested here after his friend's wife accused him of rape and intimidation, a police officer said on Sunday. The accused, a 28-year-old resident of Hasanpur village of the district, was apprehended on Friday night after the 24-year-old woman, along with her husband, filed a police complaint against him, PK Mallha, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Jajpur, said.

The couple, who hailed from Bihar's Darbhanga district, lived in a rented apartment.