KOZHIKODE: Footage of a woman jumping from a building to escape an attempted rape has emerged. Footage of Devadas, the owner of the 'Sanketam' motel in Mampatta, and employees Suresh and Riyas barging into the room of the Payyannur native and trying to molest her has come out. In the footage, the woman can be heard screaming at the molesters to leave her alone and asking them to not do anything to her. Following this, the woman jumped from first floor of the house where she was staying. The footage was released by the woman's family. The incident took place at 11 pm on Saturday.
The woman, a native of Payyannur, is an employee of the 'Sanketam' motel. There is a house near the motel for the employees to stay. This is where the attempted rape took place. The woman was playing video game on her phone. The rape attempt occurred in the meantime. The phone camera was on and the video was recorded. In the video, the woman can be seen making noise and trying to stop the rape. She then jumped from the first floor of the house.
Jumped to save herself
The woman, who suffered injuries to her spine and hip in the fall, is undergoing treatment at the Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. The woman told the police that she jumped when the motel owner tried to harass her to save her life. The woman had joined the recently opened motel at Mambatta on Mukkam Kozhikode Road three months ago. The accused in the case are still absconding. The Women's Commission has sought an urgent report from the Kozhikode District Rural SP on the incident.