Archive · 24 Aug 2026
Cook Arrested After Alleged Rape Attempt on Domestic Worker
Police arrested a cook named Mantu Kumar after an alleged attack on a domestic worker.
The incident happened at an apartment complex near EM Bypass on Sunday afternoon.
Police said the woman was alone in the kitchen when the attack allegedly began.
They said she tried to resist.
The woman was seriously injured by a kitchen knife and scissors, according to police.
The accused allegedly ran away afterward.
Kolkata Police and the Railway Protection Force arrested him on a train near Durgapur.
The woman was taken to a private hospital, and Kumar was expected to appear in court.
A 32-year-old cook was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a domestic worker at an apartment complex off EM Bypass.
Police said the woman was alone in the kitchen when the alleged attack occurred around 3pm on Sunday.
The woman allegedly suffered grievous injuries after resisting with a kitchen knife and scissors, according to police.
The accused, identified as Mantu Kumar, allegedly fled and was arrested on a moving train near Durgapur.
The injured woman was admitted to a private hospital, while Kumar was being brought to Calcutta for court proceedings.
- Who
- Mantu Kumar, a 32-year-old cook, was arrested; the alleged victim was a domestic worker employed in the same house.
- What
- Kumar was arrested for allegedly attempting to rape the woman and injuring her with a knife and scissors when she resisted.
- When
- The alleged attack occurred around 3pm on Sunday; Kumar was arrested later that evening.
- Where
- The incident took place in an apartment at a residential complex off EM Bypass; the arrest occurred on a train near Durgapur.
- Why
- Police said the woman was attacked when she resisted the alleged rape attempt; Kumar allegedly fled afterward.
- Accused
- Mantu Kumar, 32
- Alleged offense
- Attempted rape and assault of a domestic worker
- Incident time
- Around 3pm on Sunday
- Incident location
- An apartment in a residential complex off EM Bypass
- Weapons mentioned
- A kitchen knife and a pair of scissors
- Arrest location
- A moving train crossing through Durgapur
- Victim's condition
- Admitted to a private hospital with grievous injuries
- Next legal step
- Kumar was to be produced before a court in Calcutta