Sambalpur: Jamanakira police in Sambalpur district have arrested a 50-year-old man for allegedly attempting to rape a woman and threatening to kill her in Katangpani village. The accused, identified as Laxman Patel, was produced in court on Tuesday.
According to the complaint, Patel, a native of Lingapali under Kuchinda police station limits, has been living at Katangpani as a son-in-law for several years.
The incident allegedly took place around 9 pm on October 9, when Patel went to the woman’s house, pulled at her clothes and attempted to rape her. The woman resisted and raised an alarm, following which the accused fled, allegedly threatening to kill her, the complaint stated.
The complainant also alleged that Patel had proposed a romantic relationship with her two or three times earlier, but she had rejected his advances.
Jamanakira police registered Case No. 173 on October 12 under Sections 64(1), 62, 74, 76, 79 and 351(3) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Patel was arrested on Tuesday and produced in court, police said.
