A Sri Lankan army soldier attacked and attempted to rape a 16 year old Tamil girl in the Nedungeeni area of Mullaitheevu district on Monday, reports Tamilwin.
The incident took place at around 10:30am, when the girl's parents were at work and her younger sister, at school. The soldier, who has been deployed to that locality to conduct government registration, entered the house.
The soldier then reportedly wrote his phone number on a calendar and threatened to kill the girl's youngest sister unless she contacted him. As the girl screamed for help and tried to run out of the house, the Sri Lankan soldier grabbed her by the neck and attempted to sexually assault her.
On hearing her screams, local people rushed to the house and surrounded it, attempting to capture the soldier. However he managed to escape.
The incident has been reported to Kankarajan Kulam police station.
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