Puri: A Taekwondo coach was arrested on charge of rape after nine orphan children and a 23-year-old girl were rescued from two illegally-run homes from separate places in the city, police said here today.

Manmohan Bhanja, a Taekwondo coach, was held on Thursday after three orphan boys and a girl were rescued from a rented house in Baliapanda area, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Pravat Routray said.