Andhra Pradesh: Two held for attempted sexual assault on Lithuanian national

Amaravati: An attempt to sexually assault a foreign national was reported in Andhra Pradesh on March 8, international women’s day.
Police have arrested two youth who tried to sexually assault a 27-year-old Lithuanian woman in the Nellore district.
According to police, I. Sai Kumar and Sheikh Abid, aged 26 and 28 respectively, have been arrested and sent to judicial custody.
The tourist from the European nation had arrived in India from Sri Lanka on March 7. After reaching Chennai, she was travelling to Bengaluru by bus. During the journey, Sai Kumar helped her by paying the bus fare in Indian currency as she had only dollars with her. He took dollars worth Rs 5,000 from the woman and took her to his village Venkanapalem in Nellore district promising to return the remaining money there.
On reaching the village, Sai Kumar informed his friend Abid about the foreign tourist. They took her around the Sydapuram area on a two-wheeler. The accused later took her to a forest area along Rapuru road, where they tried to molest her. She resisted the attempt and ran onto the road seeking help. Some passers-by helped her reach Sydapuram police station.
Circle inspector Srinivasulu Reddy said they identified the accused with the video recording in the victim’s mobile phone and also on the basis of the Aadhaar and PAN card which Sai Kumar had given to her before taking the money.