Nalgonda: A tribal woman made an attempt to die by suicide bid after a sexual assault by a person at Lakshmidevigudem of Vemulapally mandal in the district. She was shifted to a hospital at Hyderabad and her health condition is said to be serious.
According to the complaint lodged by the father-in-law of the victim with Vemulapally police, one Ganta Krishnaiah had entered his house on October 21 when his daughter-in-law was alone at home and assaulted her. The daughter-in-law wanted to die by suicide the same night. Her family shifted her to a hospital at Hyderabad for treatment. A case was booked against Krishnaiah.
On learning of this, Krishnaiah reportedly injured himself and is recovering in a hospital at Miryalaguda.
Deputy superintendent of police Miryalaguda Rajasekhar Rao said that a case was filed against Krishnaiah under different sections including ST/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Krishnaiah would be arrested after he is discharged from the hospital, he added.
