Auto rickshaw driver attempts to rape young woman

August 27, 2012

Mangalore, August 27: Moodbidri Police on Sunday arrested an auto rickshaw driver who coaxed a young woman into his rickshaw on the pretext of showing her around and attempted to rape her.

The arrested suspect has been identified as Mohammed Haneef from Handel, near Moodbidri. It is said that he is one of Vidyagiri Park's auto rickshaw drivers of Moodbidri.

The victim is a Dalit girl hailing from Kokkada near Belthangady, works as a sales representative at a house-ware store in Pumpwell, Mangalore and had been to Moodbidri on Sunday for official work.

Driver Haneef befriended her during her visit and convinced her to sell her ware in and around the area of Handeli as there were plenty of homes.

But along the route, he drove her to a secluded area and attempted to rape her. The woman later complained against the driver to Moodbidri police, who registered a case and began probe.

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