Tripura: 29 year-old arrested for rape attempt on minor

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By Our Reporter | October 17, 2018

In a shocking incident, a rape attempt was allegedly made on a 13-year-old minor girl last night by a 29 year-old-local resident. The incident took place at Jyotilal park in Jirania's Champaknagar.

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According to locals, the accused Hazar Ali called the victim over phone to the nearby Jyotilal park for some work. But when the victim reached the park, the accused tried to pull her to the nearby jungle with intentions of raping her.

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Locals rescued the survivor from a nearby forest when they heard her screaming. After rescuing the girl the locals handed over the accused to the police.

While speaking to TNT- The Northeast Today, a police official of Jirania Police Station said, "We have registered a case under section 376/511 of the IPC and Section 10 of the POCSO Act. The accused has also been taken into custody and we have produced him in the court today. We will be demanding custody of the accused for further investigation of the case".

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