B Tech student tries to drug, rape girl

A third-year B Tech student allegedly abducted a woman of his college in broad daylight and then tried to kill her when she resisted his attempts to rape her, police said today.
The incident took place yesterday when the accused, Harsh, a resident of Ghaziabad, abducted the girl, a second year student in a polytechnic college in Vrindavan area, from a bus near Holi gate area here, police said.
The accused then forced her into a car and took her to a secluded area at Mathura-Vrindavan road where he tried to drug and rape her, police said.
When the woman resisted, Harsh hit her on the head with a brick. She was later rescued by a local leader who with the help of police admitted her to the hospital, police said.

The girl has been admitted to a hospital in Agra by her family, police said, adding a hunt is underway to nab the accused.
CO (City) Chakrapani Tripathi in the presence of a gazetted lady officer, CO (Refinery), Preeti Priyadarshani recorded the statement of the victim, they said.
The victim's friends told the police that she had complained against the accused to the college administration but he was only issued a warning and no strict action was taken against him.
Meanwhile, the police have recovered a bottle of the sedative which was used to drug the girl.