An incident has come to the fore in Ganjam district where a man was tonsured and handed over to police after he allegedly attempted to rape a pregnant woman two days back.
The accused was identified as Nibasi Mohanty of Rameswarpali village under the Jagannath Prasad police station.
The matter came to the fore after the victim lodged a police complaint in this regard.
locals reached the spot hearing the woman’s cry. They tonsured the accused and smeared his face with black ink. later, they handed him over to the police, reports said.