<p>An unidentified man tried to abduct a 22-year-old woman standing outside her PG accommodation and molest her at an under-construction building near Kathriguppe circle, in south-west of the city.<br /><br />The incident took place on the night of April 23 and came to light on Monday after a news channel aired the incident, following which the PG owner lodged a complaint. The abduction bid was captured by a CCTV camera nearby.<br /><br />“The police registered a case, collected CCTV footage, constituted two teams to arrest the suspect,” DCP (South) B S Lokesh Kumar told DH. <br /><br />The police have detained a suspect.</p>.<p>According to the victim, who is from Manipur, her friend dropped her near Maramma temple near the PG accommodation on April 23. <br /><br />“I received a call on my mobile and was speaking. Suddenly, a man came from behind, grabbed me and took me to an under-construction building. He assaulted me when I raised an alarm. I resisted and bit his palm and managed to free myself. He dropped me, pushed me down, abused and vanished after seeing some residents,” she said.<br /><br />“The man attempted to outrage my modesty. He did not steal any of my valuables. Any girl could become a victim like me,” she added. The victim informed the PG owner, Manjunath, about the incident. Manjunath then informed the C K Achchukattu police.<br /><br />“Our men received a call about the incident around 9.45 pm and rushed there. They requested the victim to lodge a complaint, but she called up her friend for consultation. The girl decided against lodging the complaint as she felt it may adversely affect her,” said Kumar. <br /><br />Manjunath said the girl vacated the PG the next morning and went to her friend’s house in Indiranagar. “I presumed that she has lodged a complaint and did not approach the police. I decided to lodge the complaint on Monday after a news channel aired the incident,” said Manjunath.<br /><br />Cops detain suspect<br /><br />The police detained a suspect, a cab driver and a resident of Kanakapura Road, late on Monday night. <br /><br />The suspect, Akshay (23), is also involved in an attempt-to-murder case in Gangapathinagar. <br /><br />The suspect has told the police that he was on night duty on April 23 and had come to Kathriguppe circle. <br /><br />Akshay has accepted to having tried to abduct the victim under the influence of alcohol. The police have also recorded the victim’s statement. </p>
<p>An unidentified man tried to abduct a 22-year-old woman standing outside her PG accommodation and molest her at an under-construction building near Kathriguppe circle, in south-west of the city.<br /><br />The incident took place on the night of April 23 and came to light on Monday after a news channel aired the incident, following which the PG owner lodged a complaint. The abduction bid was captured by a CCTV camera nearby.<br /><br />“The police registered a case, collected CCTV footage, constituted two teams to arrest the suspect,” DCP (South) B S Lokesh Kumar told DH. <br /><br />The police have detained a suspect.</p>.<p>According to the victim, who is from Manipur, her friend dropped her near Maramma temple near the PG accommodation on April 23. <br /><br />“I received a call on my mobile and was speaking. Suddenly, a man came from behind, grabbed me and took me to an under-construction building. He assaulted me when I raised an alarm. I resisted and bit his palm and managed to free myself. He dropped me, pushed me down, abused and vanished after seeing some residents,” she said.<br /><br />“The man attempted to outrage my modesty. He did not steal any of my valuables. Any girl could become a victim like me,” she added. The victim informed the PG owner, Manjunath, about the incident. Manjunath then informed the C K Achchukattu police.<br /><br />“Our men received a call about the incident around 9.45 pm and rushed there. They requested the victim to lodge a complaint, but she called up her friend for consultation. The girl decided against lodging the complaint as she felt it may adversely affect her,” said Kumar. <br /><br />Manjunath said the girl vacated the PG the next morning and went to her friend’s house in Indiranagar. “I presumed that she has lodged a complaint and did not approach the police. I decided to lodge the complaint on Monday after a news channel aired the incident,” said Manjunath.<br /><br />Cops detain suspect<br /><br />The police detained a suspect, a cab driver and a resident of Kanakapura Road, late on Monday night. <br /><br />The suspect, Akshay (23), is also involved in an attempt-to-murder case in Gangapathinagar. <br /><br />The suspect has told the police that he was on night duty on April 23 and had come to Kathriguppe circle. <br /><br />Akshay has accepted to having tried to abduct the victim under the influence of alcohol. The police have also recorded the victim’s statement. </p>
