Nursing trainee assaulted in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri while returning from college in auto
PTC News Desk: A 19-year-old nursing trainee was allegedly r@ped by an auto-rickshaw driver in Maharashtra's Ratnagiri district. According to preliminary information, the victim was riding home in an auto-rickshaw when the driver offered her drinking water.
The auto-rickshaw driver had spiked the water, and the teenager passed out. The driver then allegedly took the woman to an isolated area and sexually assaulted her.
When the victim regained consciousness, she informed her family and eventually filed a police report. An FIR has been filed, and police are reviewing footage from CCTV to identify the accused. The woman is currently recovering in a state-run hospital.
The incident provoked protests in the region.
The incident prompted protests in the region. Local residents blocked a road for many hours Friday night, demanding immediate action on the matter.
The Ratnagiri comes amid widespread outrage over crime against women following the brutal r@pe and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Maharashtra, too, is enraged after two minor girls were sexually assaulted at a school in Badlapur. Police have detained a school attendant for allegedly assaulting the girls.
- With inputs from agencies
