Kataka: A group of six youths allegedly misbehaved with a woman and assaulted her male friend on the Kataka-Chandbali road in Odisha’s Kataka district late on Tuesday night.

The incident took place near a petrol pump at Sukarapada under the Nischintakoili police limits. According to reports, the woman and her male friend were travelling from Kataka towards Kendrapada in a car. They had stopped near the petrol pump to take rest.

During this time, the accused harassed the woman, broke the windshield of the vehicle, and thrashed her male friend.

On the basis of a complaint filed by the woman, the Nischintakoili police registered a case and launched an investigation. Police have so far arrested two persons in connection with the incident.

Efforts were underway to arrest the remaining accused.