India News | Youth Held for Rape Bid in UP's Fatehpur
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A youth was arrested here on Saturday evening for an alleged attempt to rape a 10-year-old girl, police said.
Fatehpur (UP), Nov 21 (PTI) A youth was arrested here on Saturday evening for an alleged attempt to rape a 10-year-old girl, police said.
Kishanpur police station Pandhari Saroj said around 1 pm on Saturday, the had gone to agriculture fields to attend to the nature's call when her 19-year-old neighbour tried to rape her.
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“As the girl started crying, a woman rushed to help her," the SHO said.
The SHO said that the accused fled after seeing the woman.
On a complaint lodged by family members of the girl, a case has been registered against the accused and he was arrested.
The girl has been sent for a medical examination, police said.
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