Maharashtra: Man viciously attacks woman after she resists rape bid

An official on Wednesday said that a 19yearold man allegedly repeatedly slashed a 36yearold woman after she resisted his attempt to rape her in Maharashtras Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district reported news agency PTIAccused Abhishek Navpute targeted the woman in the Ghardon area of the district the official said reported PTIAccording to police Navpute had been stalking the woman for the past some time despite her not responding to his overturesNavpute allegedly tried to strangle and rape the woman when she was working in a field on Sunday When she fought back he attacked her with a knife multiple times till she collapsed The woman suffered about 15 wounds the official said reported PTIAssuming that the woman had died Navpute fled from the spot Later the womans motherinlaw spotted her and took her to a hospital The woman became conscious on Monday night and told the police about the attack reported PTINavpute was tracked down and arrested from a farm on Tuesday the official addedOne held for torturing OBC man in Maharashtra activists stage protestA man belonging to an OBC community has allegedly been tortured and branded with a hot rod by two brothers over a dispute in Maharashtras Jalna district following which police have arrested one of the accused officials said on Wednesday reported PTISome clips of the incident which took place last week have gone viral on social media sparking outrage and prompting activists of the Other Backward Classes OBCs to stage a protest on Tuesday and demand immediate arrest of the absconding accused reported PTIThe victim was going to offer prayers in a temple on the occasion of Mahashivratri last week at Janephal village in Bhokardan tehsil here when the two accused who had an old dispute with the man intercepted him and picked up a quarrel with him as per the victims complaint to policeThe accused forcibly took the victim to the temples kitchen stripped him and branded him with a hot rod on his thighs stomach and knees the complaint allegedThe victim suffered severe injuries and was rushed to a hospital for treatmentOne of the accused was arrested on Monday while the search was on for his brother Paradh police station inspector Santosh Mane said reported PTISome clips of brutalities committed by the accused went viral on social mediaOBC activists Laxman Hake and Deepak Borhade and local functionaries of Prakash Ambedkars Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi staged a protest here on Tuesday demanding immediate arrest of the other accused reported PTIThey also met police authorities and urged them to take strict action against the accusedTalking to reporters on Tuesday Borhade said it was an inhuman act and the police should immediately arrest the absconding accused and take stringent action against the culpritsWith inputs from PTI