Three picked up by the police for alleged bid to rape woman in AP

Four men allegedly attempted to a rape a married woman in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, the police said on Sunday.

Hyderabad: Four men allegedly attempted to a rape a married woman in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, the police said on Sunday.

The incident occured last night when the young woman, accompained by her husband was returning from Nereducherla town on a bike to Sonyapahad village after purchasing some groceries, the police said.

The couple stopped their two-wheeler for the woman to answer nature`s call, when four men, who had parked their four-wheeler near the road, tried to sexually assault her.

However, some locals immediately intervened and rescued the couple, the police said, based on a complaint.

Three out of the four accused were picked up by the police after the incident, while another accused is on the run, a senior police officer said.

The police is recording statements of the trio and nobody has been arrested so far, he said.

PTI

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