Sundargarh: A minor girl and her family had a narrow escape following an alleged arson attack on their home after a failed rape bid in Talsara in Odisha's Sundargarh district.

The accused, identified as Mukesh Singh, a former member of the banned outfit 'Pahadi Cheetah', is absconding after the incident. He is believed to have acted out of vengeance after parents of the girl reported the rape bid to the police .

Accused tried to rape minor girl, threatened to kill family

As per the complaint, the minor girl was sleeping in her house when around midnight, Mukesh sneaked into the house and forced himself on her. When he tried to rape her, she raied an alarm and beat him with a wooden stick. On hearing her screams, her parents awoke and rushed to her rescue but Mukesh managed to esca

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