Minor Boy Drags Woman to Rape Her
In Kerala, a 15 year old boy dragged a woman to a field to rape her. He hit her with a stone when she resisted. She managed to flee from the scene.
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested by the police for trying to rape a 23-year-old woman after he stalked her and dragged her to a farm. The incident took place late on Monday 25th October night when the woman was walking from her house towards the Kottukkara junction to reach a computer centre in Kondotty where she studies. The boy followed her and grabbed her from behind and dragged her to the farm. He hit her with a stone on her face when she resisted him. When she resisted him, he attacked her with a stone and tied her hands. However, the woman managed to free herself from his grip and ran to a nearby house. The woman in the house raised an alarm, and then Ummer Farook, Kottukkara ward councillor of Kondotty municipality reached the spot. The woman was given first aid and then she was taken to Kondotty Taluk Hospital. Later she was taken to Manjeri Medical College Hospital
The boy is a Class 10 student and a state-level judo champion. He was identified from the descriptions provided by the woman and from the CCTV footage. He confessed to the crime. He will be produced before the juvenile justice board. Malappuram district police chief Sujith Das said the boy had marks on his hand, neck and lips from the woman's nails as she resisted the rape. He told his parents that he had gotten the marks after he fell down while trying to escape from a chasing dog. However, during detailed questioning, he confessed that he had committed the crime.
