Rape bid foiled
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, June 25 2015 :
A 23-year-old woman fought with her attacker bravely and saved herself from being sexually assaulted at a place which falls under Tengnoupal police station of Chandel district on June 23 .
The attacker identified as Kamlesh Kumar (27) s/o Buranath of Ramgar, Uttar Pradesh presently staying at Pallel bazar has been arrested by police.
Sources said that Kamlesh barged into the shop of the woman when she was alone and tried to outrage her modesty.
However, the woman not only shouted for help but also resisted the man by hitting him with a hard object.
Soon after villagers heard the girl's alarm and rushed to the shop to catch the man.
He was later handed over to the police.
The accused was produced before the Court and remanded to police custody till June 30 yesterday.
Medical examinations of the victim and accused were conducted at RIMS Forensic Department today.
Interestingly, the police team who were accompanying the victim and the accused refused to disclose anything about the incident to the media.