Overview
- Family members and villagers placed the woman's body on the Hamirpur–Dharamshala highway near Khaniyara in Kangra district to demand strict action.
- The 40-year-old died at PGI Chandigarh days after being found grievously injured in a field on November 3.
- Police state the Class 9 boy tried to sexually assault her while she cut grass and attacked her with a sickle and a stick when she resisted.
- Investigators recovered a sickle, a stick, a broken scale, and pieces of a pen from the scene and registered a case under relevant sections.
- Local reports say the victim was the sole provider for her family, including a 17-year-old disabled son.