Rajasthan, July 21, 2014: A 17-year-old girl, allegedly raped and pushed into a well in Rajasthan, survived by hanging on to a ledge for 15 hours till she was rescued.
The teenager was allegedly assaulted by her neighbor in Bhilwara town, when she went to work in a field. The man then took her to a well and allegedly pushed her in to try and kill her.
She was found the next morning when someone heard her crying for help. Her attacker, who is missing, has been booked for rape and attempt to murder.
"I was in the water the whole night. Then people took me out," the girl said. Her screams could not be heard through the night because of heavy rain at the time.
Trying to stay afloat, she held on to a motor installed inside the well.