Jaipur, March 14: A 23-year-old married woman beat to death a 19-year-old youth who allegedly tried to rape her at a village in Rajsamand district on Monday evening. The woman claimed that the youth, who stays next door, barged into her house when she was alone and started molesting her. In course of the scuffle, the woman picked up an iron rod and hit the youth on his head after which he died.
The police have detained the woman and said they were verifying her claims. The deceased's brother had lodged an FIR against the family members of the woman on Tuesday saying that they had invited him to the house and murdered him.
The incident took place in Bagdawata village under Bheem police station area. The woman, Kusum Devi, was staying at her parents' house these days. "She claimed that she was alone when her 19-year-old neighbour, Manbhawan Singh, walked into her house," said a police officer.
"We found the boy's body in a pool of blood. I won't comment on what exactly happened as we are yet to verify the woman's claims. However, she has yet not been arrested," said Pradeep Mohan Sharma, addl SP, Rajsamand.
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