Youth booked for bid to rape minor

Ludhiana August 20A youth attempted to rape a 12-year-old girl at New Bhagwan Nagar Tibba The accused Simranjeet Singh 21 of Goyal Colony pointed a sharp weapon at the girl but timely intervention by the victims mother saved her An unknown woman had also accompanied the youthThe victims mother told the police said she had been living in a rented accommodation at New Goyal colony for the past few months where one of our neighbours Simranjeet Singh used to visit their houseShe said earlier also the accused had attempted to sexually exploit her daughter and the accuseds parents were informed about the same Then he promised that he would not repeat it but he didnt budgeLater we shifted our residence from New Goyal Colony to New Bhagwan Nagar due to constant harassment by the accused she saidOn August 11 he entered the room of my daughter The accused pointed sharp weapon at her and forcibly put off her clothes she saidAfter listening to the cries of my daughter I went to her room and was shocked to see that the accused was attempting to rape her After seeing me he fled along with some unknown woman on a scooter alleged the victims motherASI Kulwinder Singh said a case of rape was registered against the accused and the woman and raids were on to nab them TNS