Nagpur, Jan 28 (IANS): In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old woman was brutally raped here by her workplace supervisor who later shoved an iron rod into her private parts, police said here on Tuesday.

The incident in the Pardi area here occurred on January 21 and accused Yogila Rahangdale, 52, was tracked down to adjoining Gondiya district from where he was nabbed.

According to an investigation officer, the victim was employed as a labourer in a spinning mill in the city where the accused works as a supervisor.

The victim, along with her brother and her female friend, lived in a rental home in Pardi.

That evening, January 21, the victim's brother and her friend had gone to their native village and finding her alone, Rahangdale tried to force himself on her.

When she shouted and fought back, he gagged her with a piece of cloth and as she lost consciousness, raped her, and shoved an iron rod inside her.

Four days later, on January 24, she recounted the incident to her brother who took her to Pardi Police Station and they lodged the complaint.