Siliguri, 23rd December: A young man has been arrested by the police of Siliguri Women Police Station for attempting to rape a neighbour woman and threatening her over an old enmity. The accused has been identified as MD Sahil, a resident of the Khalpara area.
According to police sources, a dispute had earlier occurred between two neighbours in the Khalpara area, following which one neighbour lodged a written complaint against the other at Siliguri Police Station. The complainant was reportedly being pressured to withdraw the complaint but refused to do so.
It is alleged that on December 20, MD Sahil forcibly entered the complainant’s house and attempted to rape the complainant woman. When the woman resisted, Sahil abused, beat her, and issued multiple threats.
On December 21, the woman lodged a complaint at Siliguri Women Police Station regarding the incident. Acting on the complaint, the police arrested MD Sahil from Khalpara on Sunday.
The accused was produced before the Siliguri court on Monday. Police are continuing their investigation into the case.