The Nellore police have arrested two youth for an alleged attempt to sexually assault a foreign woman in the Rapur forest near Sydapuram village of the district.
The police made arrangements for the woman from Lithuania to proceed to Goa as per her travel plans on Thursday. Following a complaint by her, the two accused were arrested on Wednesday and remanded in judicial custody.
Gudur Rural Circle Inspector P. Srinivasa Reddy said the woman after visiting Sri Lanka had landed in Chennai and boarded a bus to Bengaluru to meet her friends in Goa when she ran out of the Indian currency. Accused Sai Kumar, who works in a transport firm, offered her money to buy the bus ticket. Reciprocating his gesture, she gave him money to buy some spare parts and developed friendship. On the pretext of returning her money, he brought her to Nellore. He took her to various tourist spots, including the thickly-forested Rapur area where he, along with his friend Syed Abid, made a bid to sexually assault her on Tuesday. When she offered resistance and screamed for help, they ran away.
With the help of a photo of Sai Kumar's Aadhaar card that she had taken, the police nabbed the duo swiftly.
