A forest guard of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve allegedly tried to rape a 17-year-old girl in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district on Monday. He was caught by locals and beaten up.
The girl had gone to the forest when the guard attempted to rape her. She screamed for help, following which villagers rushed to the spot and caught the accused man.
The girl jumped into a well nearby but survived with injuries to one leg.
The Station House Officer said the man was injured and admitted to the district hospital, from where he was referred to Jaipur in a critical condition.
He said a case of attempt to rape has been registered against him based on complaint from the girl's family.
Woman Killed, Her Anklets Stolen After Cutting Off Her Legs
In the same district, some unidentified men killed a woman by slitting her throat and stole her silver anklets after cutting off her legs in the Bamanwas police station area, police said.
Station House Officer Rakesh Kumar Sharma said 50-year-old Urmila Devi had gone to her farm on Sunday to collect wood. Some unknown miscreants killed her by slitting her throat and later stole her silver anklets after cutting off her legs.
After getting information about the incident, villagers staged a dharna and demanded immediate arrest of the accused. The protest was called off on Monday after consensus was reached.
The body’s post-mortem will be conducted on Tuesday. Efforts are on to identify and arrest the accused, the SHO said