A
minor school-going boy has been held for attacking a 40-year-old married
woman with a sharp-edged weapon and a stick after she resisted his
attempts to allegedly sexually assault her in Himachal's Hamirpur
district, police said on Tuesday.
The incident took place on Monday
evening when the woman had gone to the nearby fields to cut the grass.
The 14-year-old boy, a Class 9 student, allegedly forcibly grabbed her
and tried to sexually assault her. When the woman refused, he
allegedly attacked her with a stick and a sickle, inflicting serious
injuries, the police said.
The local villagers spotted the woman lying
on the ground, bleeding profusely. They immediately informed the police
and rushed her to Hamirpur Medical College, which referred her to PGI,
Chandigarh.
The boy has been taken into custody. The police found
pieces of a broken pen and a scale at the crime scene. During
questioning, the accused confessed to his crime, Hamirpur Additional
Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rajesh Sharma said.
The police have
found evidence suggesting the boy committed the act with the intention
of sexually assaulting the woman.
A case under relevant sections is
being registered and further investigations are underway, the ASP said. -- PTI
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