UP: Pilibhit diary owner attempts to rape class XI student, booked

PILIBHIT: A 35-year-old dairy owner was booked on Friday by Pilibhit police for allegedly attempting to rape a class XI student who had gone to buy milk at his place.
In her complaint, the 16-year-old's sister said the teen had come to stay with her for a few days. On Thursday evening, the girl went to the dairy to buy milk. There, dairy owner Mohan Swaroop Gangwar allegedly grabbed her and tried to force himself on her.
As she began to scream, he let her go fearing it would attract attention but not before threatening her with dire consequences if she told anyone what happened, the survivor’s sister alleged.
Jehanabad police station SHO Harish Vardhan Singh, said the accused was booked under IPC section 354 (applying force to a woman with intent to outrage her modesty), 506 (criminal intimidation) and provisions of the POCSO Act. He was yet to be arrested, he added.
(The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)