A 25-year-old professional working woman was seriously injured after an unidentified miscreant attacked her at Triveni hostel in BHEl area last night. She is under going treatment with multiple injuries at Intensive Care Unit of a private hospital.
Police said Archana Singh, who was pursuing her M Tech from Indore, also worked with a private firm in Bhopal, was attacked by an unknown assailant in her room at Triveni hostel. A police officer said the assailant entered her room in the middle of night and before she could understand the motive of the miscreant, she was hit a study table and was punched her repeatedly before he fled from the scene.
The other girls at the hostel also rushed to rescue her but they could not reach and nab the culprit. The accused was yet to identify as the victim had not seen him due to lack of proper light. Eye witness said CISF personnel who were guarding BHEl were informed but they reached late by an hour. The delay provided enough time for escaping of the miscreant, a girl from the same hostel said.
Ashish Singh, an elder brother of the victim, alleged that Archana had earlier complaint about the lack of security in the hostel and the other girls were of the same opinion regarding the unsafe atmosphere at the hostel premises. As the premises lacked proper security, lewd marks were passed by the miscreants.
Police suspected that the accused the entered the room from the kitchen’s window. Meanwhile, Dr RS Rai of Om Hospital, where the victim was undergoing treatment, said that the victim has sustained injuries over her eye and lips were also injured in a bid to safe herself from the attacker.
Police have registered a case under Section 456 and 323 of the IPC and have started searching for the miscreant.She hails from Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh.