Muzaffarnagar, August 29: A ward boy at a private nursing home here allegedly sexually harassed a female patient and tried to strangulate her for resisting, police said on Sunday. The accused identified as Shaukeen Tyagi is absconding, they said.

The incident took place on Saturday evening when the accused entered the room of the patient admitted at the nursing home on Circular Road under Civil Lines Police Station and sexually harassed her. Also Read | Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Addresses Party Workers Ahead of Polls.

The accused tried to strangulate the victim as she resisted but fled from the spot when she raised a hue and cry.

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