Daijiworld Media Network - Moodbidri (SP)

Moodbidri, Oct 3: In an incident reported from Moodayikadu Jangarabettu in Beluvai village near here, two young men tried to rape a high school student, who was returning home after school. This shameful incident happened on the evening of Monday October 1.

Relating to the incident, the police here have arrested Hanumanthappa (24) from Kushagi taluk, Koppal district, and his friend, Anand (22). They have been booked under different provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.

The victim happens to be a ninth standard student. She was walking alone home after school on Beluvai - Moodayikadu - Jangarabettu road when the two accused who followed her in a motor bike approached her in the guise of seeking directions but suddenly tried to rape her, it is said. When the girl shouted for help, her relatives who were working nearby, rushed to her help. The accused took to their heels. Later, the locals chased them down, and handed them over to the police.

The police have registered a case and are investigating.