This Article is From Feb 05, 2013

In attempted rape, Delhi woman hit on head with iron rod

New Delhi: In Delhi, a 22-year-old woman was attacked  on the head by an iron rod, allegedly by an electrician who tried to rape her in her home.

The electrician has been arrested.  The woman is in Delhi's AIIMS hospital with serious injuries, according to the police.

The woman, who lives in Lajpat Nagar had summoned the electrician for assistance.  When he tried to assault her, she fought back and he then hit her on the head.

In a special fast-track court in Delhi, the trial has begun today of five men who allegedly hit a medical student and her companion with an iron rod before raping her on a moving bus in Delhi.  The men pleaded not guilty on Saturday to charges that include rape and murder.

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