{
  "id": 1044987,
  "title": "Man arrested for harassing woman, taken to court on foot in Madanapalle",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/man-arrested-for-harassing-woman-taken-to-court-on-foot-in-madanapalle",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T13:29:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/man-arrested-for-harassing-woman-taken-to-court-on-foot-in-madanapalle/article71349224.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A man, identified as Rajesh, has been arrested for allegedly harassing a woman and attempting to attack her with a hunting sickle in Madanapalle, Annamayya district. The incident occurred in Bommana Cheruvu village near the town. Madanapalle Rural police apprehended Rajesh on Saturday during an investigation. According to the police, Rajesh had been harassing the woman before trying to assault her with the weapon. Following his arrest, police escorted him to the district court in Madanapalle on foot. The court subsequently ordered Rajesh to be held in judicial custody for 14 days. Superintendent of Police Dheeraj Kunubilli cautioned that strict action would be taken against individuals who harass or threaten women. He encouraged women facing harassment to come forward and seek police assistance without apprehension.",
  "summary": "According to police, the accused allegedly harassed the woman and later tried to attack her with a hunting sickle",
  "key_points": [
    "Rajesh arrested for harassing woman and attempting to attack with hunting sickle",
    "Madanapalle Rural police apprehended him during investigation on Saturday",
    "Court ordered his 14-day judicial custody after arrest"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}