Srinivas an Armed Reserve (AR) constable from Kadapa district, who reportedly tried to sexually assault a woman in Keesara mandal on Thursday was taken into custody by the police. However, the woman escaped with the help of locals and lodged a complaint with Keesara police.
According to police, Srinivas who came to Dammaiguda and the woman became friends. He took her in an autorickshaw to an isolated place near to Godumakunta-Cheeryal stretch and tried to rape her.
Hearing thge cries of women, locals rushed to the spot and caught hold of the constable.
After thrashing him they handed him over to the cops. The victim, along with her relatives, rushed to the Keesara police station and lodged a complaint against the constable.