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Armyman held for rape bid in Assam

By The Assam Tribune

Guwahati, July 15 (IANS): An armyman has been arrested in Assam for allegedly trying to rape a village girl, police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Dolopa village in Sivsagar district of Assam on Saturday.

"While the girl was returning home after collecting firewood, four army personnel forcefully took her into a forest. When she started shouting, people from the area intervened and caught one of the jawans. They beat him up and handed him over to the police," Sivsagar Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Prasad Singh told IANS.

"The jawan has been arrested and we have registered a case of attempt to rape," he said. He did not disclose the jawan's identity. The army has not commented on the incident.

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