Machilipatnam (AP), Mar 11 (PTI) Two people were arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman here, police said on Friday.

She was raped in front of her boyfriend at a beach near Machilipatnam on Thursday evening, DSP G Rajivkumar said.

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The accused attacked the couple and tied the boyfriend to a tree, he said.

P Nagababu and Y Manideep have been arrested on the basis of a case registered at the Machilipatnam Rural Police station, the officer said.

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