Jajpur: In a sensational incident, a minor girl was attacked by a man with a knife for rejecting his advances in Jajpur district Saturday. Gourav Ray alias Tapi of Guhali village allegedly attacked the girl after she rejected his advances. She suffered injuries on her neck, hand and back and was first admitted to Binjharpur government hospital and later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack after her condition deteriorated.
According to the police, the 16-year-old girl studies first year Plus II Science in a local college. “The accused intercepted the girl while she was on her way to private tuition classes on a bicycle in the morning. The youth proposed his love to the girl but she snubbed him. This enraged the boy and in a fit of rage he attacked the girl with a knife, injuring her seriously,” said Asit Kumar Mohanty, inspector-in-charge of Binjharpur police station.
Hearing the girl’s scream, local people rushed to the spot, overpowered the accused and handed him over to police with the weapon he used in the crime. Local people also took the injured girl to the hospital and informed her family about the incident. Police said, the accused, a college dropout was pursuing the girl for the last couple of days and it seemed to be one-sided love interest.
Police said the girl’s neck was badly wounded in the attack, but her condition was stable. Based on the complaint filed by mother of the girl, the police registered a case and arrested the accused under various provisions of the IPC and 12 of POCSO Act.
Press Trust of India