Hyderabad, October 14: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl was thrown into a dry well by a man when she resisted his alleged attempt to rape her. According to reports, the horrific incident took place at a village in Jangaon district of Telangana. The victim, however, escaped with minor injuries. The accused has been identified as D Rajesh, a 25-year old man, who raped the girl on Saturday when her parents had gone out for work.

According to a report by PTI, the man threw her into a dry well when the girl resisted his attempts. The 27-year man dragged the minor from near her house and threw her into a dry well near an agriculture well under Zaffergadh Mandal. Police informed that as locals rushed to the spot on hearing the screams of the girl, the man too jumped into the well out of fear. Pregnant Woman Gangraped By Three Men In West Bengal's Asansol District; Case Registered. 

Reports inform that the girl was rescued and treated for minor injuries at a hospital while the man was beaten up by the locals shortly before police who arrived there arrested him. A police official informed that a case on charges of attempt to rape and attempt to murder under relevant IPC sections had been registered against the man.  Delhi Girl Fights Man Trying to Rape Her, Struggles to File FIR at Police Station; Shares Shocking Details of Ordeal on Facebook

In September, a 27-year-old IIM Ahmedabad graduate was arrested by Police for allegedly sexually exploiting and cheating a 25-year-old woman. The victim was pursuing her masters in the United Kingdom. According to reports by India Today,  the accused has been identified as Ribhu Ranjan Saha and is a native of West Bengal.

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