abuse

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: There was an attempt to sexually abuse a girl after barging into her house at Mangalapuram in Thiruvananthapuram. The two, who came for cable work, tried to abuse the girl. When she screamed, they stuffed cloth into her mouth. She pushed the assailants and ran out of the house. The incident happened yesterday afternoon.

The police have taken the two youths, natives of Kollam, into custody. Police said that the two have been engaged in cable work in the area for quite some time. The two had come to the girl’s house for cable work. The two came to her house after understanding that she was alone there. The incident came to light when she pushed them and ran out of the house. The police are conducting further investigation under the leadership of Attingal rural SP.