Gunga police have booked a miscreant for sexually assaulting a 30-year-old married woman at Ladia Barri village on Tuesday; accused went absconding after the complaint was lodged by the victim with the police.
Police said that the accused came to the house in the night on Tuesday when the victim was asleep and tried to sexually assault her but victim woke up and alerted forcing the accused to leave the house.
The victim reported the incident to her husband and later a complaint was lodged with Gunga police against accused identified as Jeevan Jaat.
In her complaint the victim stated that she was attacked and sexually assaulted by the accused in forest near Ladia Barri village on Monday and escaped the spot and when he found that the victim had not reported the incident to family and police he again went to sexually assault her at her house late in the night on Tuesday but the victim braved to raise alarm forcing the accused to escape the spot.
On the first instance of sexual assault the victim had gone to pick fire wood during the day on Monday.
The victim feared spreading of the information in the society remained mum but on Wednesday she decided not to become victim of the atrocity by the accused.
Based on the complaint after the preliminary investigation the police have registered a case under section 376, 354, 452 and 506 of the IPC and started further investigation.
The details of the accused are searched and his family and friends are questioned to get his whereabouts.