Man held for attempting rape on American national

Dehra Dun, June 29: A man, working as a bus conductor in Delhi, was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape an American national in Mussoorie near here, police today said.

22-year-old Sandip Kumar, a resident of Sonepat in Haryana, was arrested after 24-year-old woman lodged an FIR against him last night, they said.

The woman, who hails from California, said in her complaint that she met Sandip yesterday at Kempty Falls, a famous tourist spot of Mussoorie. On their way back, they consumed liquor together at a restaurant. As she came back to her hotel room, Sandip also followed her and made a rape attempt on her, police said.

The woman, however, managed to run away from the hotel and lodged the complaint with the nearest police station.

Sandip works as a conductor in DTC buses in New Delhi, police said.
–PTI