# Bengal

2 rape attempts, 2 booked

A youth was arrested on charges of molestation at a village within the Kotulpur PS area in Bankura.

SNS | Kolkata | November 7, 2024 9:14 am

A youth was arrested on charges of molestation at a village within the Kotulpur PS area in Bankura. A Class IX student of a local school had been to her tutorial classes on Tuesday evening on her bicycle. While she was returning from her classes, a youth hiding in a bush suddenly pounced upon her. She complained to the police, saying: “He suddenly came from the rear side and caught me.” The youth dragged her inside the bush and molested her. The girl screamed and her friends cycling ahead of her quickly came to her rescue. Police have arrested the youth.

At a village in Mongalkote in East Burdwan, a youth had intruded into the house of a daily lottery vendor on Wednesday morning and molested a 40-year-old housewife. The woman somehow resisted the youth’s rape attempt holding a dagger in hand and the youth fled immediately. Shortly, the police arrested Rafikul Sheikh, the offender from neighbouring Kurumba village in Mongalkote.

# India

SRK faces death threat, Chhattisgarh man held

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# Cities

3 held for gang rape of a lady in SE Delhi

Three men, including an auto driver, were arrested in connection with the alleged gang rape of a woman from Odisha in South East Delhi’s Sarai Kale Khan area. They have been identified as Prabhu Mahto, Parmod Babu, and Mohammad Shamsul.

# Cities

Shooter arrested for daylight killing of garland businessman in North-East Delhi

According to police, the suspect, Ali Hassan—who had changed his name to Ajay Verma after marriage—was also planning to kill the deceased’s wife but was caught before he could act further.