Mangalore, August 29: A 17-year-old boy was arrested for attempting to rape a minor girl near a temple in Vamanjoor on the outskirts of the city on Sunday evening.
Mohammed Mansoor, a resident of Vamanjoor and a student of Matha Education Trust Mangalore, is the accused.
Police sources said that the boy attacked 15 year old Poornima from behind and attempted to outrage her modesty, while she was walking near Amrutheshwara Temple at around 5:30 pm.
It is said that she going towards a shop to bring milk. The boy fled the scene after the girl began to shout attracting the attention of the public.
However he was caught and handed over to the police by local people.
A case has been registered at Kankanady police station.
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