A 28-year-old truck driver was arrested for sexually assaulting a four-month pregnant woman who sustained serious injury after she jumped off the truck to save herself at Kajlikheda under Kolar area late night on Saturday. According to police a married woman and her husband were found in an injured state in Kolar area and were rushed to nearby hospital where the condition of the woman is reportedly critical.
Victim's husband claimed that he got married around 8 months ago with the victim and few days ago his wife had gone to her parents' house in Barkheda Pathani. Two days ago he arrived to take her back and on Saturday when they took lift in a truck. The truck driver took the couple to Kolar area and later tried to rape the victim and to save themselves they jumped from the speeding truck.
Station House Officer of Kolar police station Akhilesh Mishra said that the victim's husband was having some issue with his brother-in-law in Barkheda Pathani and wanted to lodge a complaint with the police and the couple took lift in a truck which took them to some other place and tried to rape the victim and in a bid to save themselves they jumped off the truck. The accused truck driver Rais Khan was arrested on Sunday and based on the information provided by the victim's husband truck bearing registration number MP04- HE- 3479 was tracked and seized.
Victim's husband told the police that it was a love marriage after which the victim's family started to harass him and demanded Rs 2 lakh, he had paid Rs 1 lakh and when he arrived around two days ago the family demanded the remaining money after which a fight occurred between and later the incident took place when he along with victim was on their way to lodge a complaint with the police. The police have registered a case under section 307,308,376,342 and 511 of the IPC and have started further investigation.