Puttur: Married woman escapes from kidnappers' rape attempt

Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur

Puttur, Sep 26: An incident wherein an attempt was made to kidnap a married woman and then rape her was reported at Madavu  in Keyyur here on Wednesday September 25 evening.

The woman who was the victim of the kidnap bid escaped from the hands of the accused near Arambur in Sullia. As soon as the news spread, people gathered in large numbers at Puttur.

The woman is identified as Naushida, wife of Khadar from Madavu. She was admitted to Mahaveera hospital at night.

Naushida runs a tailoring class in Madavu. As per Naushiya’s statement, when she was going home after class, around 100 metres away from home, a blue Scorpio car waylaid her and three unidentified persons forcibly took her away in the car to Sullia.

In Arambur in Sullia, at a remote place, the kidnappers tried to rape her but Naushida managed to escape from their hands and run to a house which was half a kilometer away.

From the house, Naushida called her husband over the phone and narrated the incident. Her husband Khadar immediately rushed to her and admitted her to hospital.

Naushida said that the kidnappers spoke in Malayalam. As soon as the news spread, PFI activists gathered in large numbers in front of the hospital.

Puttur circle inspector Sudarshan, traffic inspector Rakshith and other officials controlled the crowd. People gathered demanded police to arrest the culprits soon.

The crowd calmed down only after they were assured of quick investigation.