In a shocking incident, a 24-year -old woman suffered serious injuries after a cable operator allegedly shoved an iron rod into her mouth while trying to rape her at her home.
A 24-year-old woman was critically injured in New Delhi after a man allegedly inserted an iron rod into her mouth during a rape attempt, police said on Tuesday.
Anil Kumar, 26, a cable operator tried to rape the woman finding her alone at her house in south Delhi's Lajpat Nagar around 8.30 p.m. Monday, said the officer.
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"Kumar went to the woman's home to collect monthly rent for the cable TV. Finding the woman alone, he tried to rape her. He inserted an iron rod inside her mouth when she was crying for help," said the officer.
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Hearing the woman's voices some neighbours came to help her but Kumar managed to flee from the spot. He was later arrested.
The woman was rushed to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where her condition is critical, said the officer.u00a0
The incident took place last night when the victim was alone at her house in Lajpat Nagar in south Delhi.
Delhi was rocked by protests recently after the brutal gangrape and assault of a paramedical student in a moving bus. She later died in a Singapore hospital. u00a0
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