Two youths allegedly attempted to rape a 20-year-old girl in her house on Friday night. A complaint was registered in Ramnagar police station of Nainital district on Saturday.
The police acted swiftly and arrested one of the accused, Ankit Kashyap, on Saturday. He was sent to jail after being produced in the court.
Ramnagar police station in-charge Kailash Panwar said that victim has registered a complaint in the police station.
In her written complaint, the victim alleged that along with her mother, she was sleeping in the house on Friday night.
At around 11 pm on Friday, two youths intruded into her house and attempted to rape her. The accused had allegedly tore off her clothes and attempted to rape her.
Her mother woke up by listening to her screams. Her mother was also physically harassed by both the accused, victim alleged.
Taking cognisance of the complaint, a case under sections 376/223/552 of IPC was registered against the accused in Ramnagar police station.
A team led by a woman sub-inspector was formed. The woman police officer started investigating the case, he added.
To crack the case, the team members were deployed at various tentative hideouts to nab the accused.
One accused, Ankit Kashyap, was arrested and team members are working hard to nab another accused Akram, the police officer added.