7 booked on attempt to rape charge after court's order

An FIR has been lodged against seven persons here for allegedly attempting to rape a woman and beating her, following an order by a local court.
Charan Singh, along with six others, was booked by Kotwali Dehat police yesterday on orders of the local court for allegedly attempting to rape and beating the victim, at Naglapati village here, police said.
The incident had taken place on Nov 14, 2015.
According to the complaint, the accused had also fired shots at the victim and beat her up with an intention to kill her when she resisted their actions, they said.
They fled from the spot when the woman raised alarm, police said, adding that they threatened her with dire consequences if she revealed the incident to anyone.

The victim had alleged that police had refused to lodge an FIR following which she moved court.
No arrests have been made so far, police said.