The matter came to light today after the locals heard the girl shouting for help from inside the locked room and informed the police.

After a few minutes, fire service personnel rescued the girl by breaking open the door and the survivor was initially admitted to Gop community healthcare centre and later shifted to Puri district headquarters hospital.

According to police, the victim was brought to Odisha by another girl named Kajal, on the pretext of job a year ago. However, Kajal and his male friend later forced the victim into prostitution.

The survivor has told the police that a youth named Subash Behera abducted her held in captivity in the house, where he and several other persons took turns to rape her for 10 days, said a source.

As per available information, Konark police has recovered some Aadhar cards from the room and launched a manhunt to nab the persons involved in the crime.