LUCKNOW: A woman has been arrested for chopping off the genitals of a youth, who had alleged tried to rape her after entering her house when there was no one at home. The incident happened the other day at Kaushambi in Uttar Pradesh. She chopped off his genitals when he came to rape her and then surrendered at the nearest police station with it. The youth aged 23 was her domestic help. Her husband is a driver in Saudi Arabia.

The woman was alone at home on Wednesday. The other inmates of the house had gone to visit their relatives. The youth tried to sexually abuse her at that time. The woman, who escaped from his hands, went to the kitchen, took a knife and then chopped off his genitals. She then reached the station and lodged a complaint against him.

The police reached her house and conducted an examination. There were blood stains in the house. The police recovered the knife used for the crime. The youth has been admitted to a hospital in Prayag Raj. Reports said that his condition is serious. However, the youth’s statement to the police was different.

The youth said that he has been working in her house since childhood. He said that on the day of the incident, the woman summoned him home and chopped his genitals after making him unconscious. A case has been registered against the woman on the complaint filed by the youth’s father. The case is under IPC sections 326 and 308. The superintendent of police informed that the investigation is progressing.