BONGAIGAON, Oct 7: A man was taken into custody in Assam’s Bongaigaon district after local residents allegedly caught him following an attempted sexual assault on a 22-year-old tribal woman, police said.
The incident was reported from No. 1 Nayapara area at around 7.30 pm on October 6, when the woman was returning home after attending a computer class.
According to the complaint and preliminary information, the accused, identified as Ikramul Alam, son of Abdul Karim and a resident of Karowini in Hojai district, allegedly intercepted the woman on her way home. He allegedly covered her face with a piece of cloth and attempted to sexually assault her on the road.
The woman managed to escape and reached her home, where she informed her family about the incident.
Local residents subsequently traced Alam to an under-construction building in No. 1 Nayapara, where he was working as a labourer, and allegedly caught him. He was handed over to personnel of the North Bongaigaon Police Outpost on Wednesday morning.
Police took Alam into custody after receiving information about the incident and began investigating the allegations.
The alleged attempt to sexually assault and kill the woman was also being examined as part of the investigation. Further details were awaited.
