West Bengal: Woman jumps from second floor to escape rape, 3 arrested
Kolkata: In an attempt to escape rape, a young woman jumped off from the second floor of a building in Howrah district of West Bengal.
The incident occurred at Payerabagan area in Liluah on Sunday, a police official said.
The woman and two youths hailing from Rishra in Hooghly district had come to the house of a male friend residing at Payerabagan last evening, the official said.
The youths allegedly got drunk and tried to induce the woman into drinking, the official said.
Suspecting foul play, the woman jumped from the roof of the house to evade assault, the official said, adding she sustained injuries on her head and was rushed to a local hospital by the youths.
She was later released after first aid.
The police have lodged an FIR with Liluah police station and arrested the three youths who would be produced in court later.
The three accused - Nonto Bose, Samir Nayak and Chotan - have been booked with charges of molestation.
