According to police, one one person tried to rape her | REUTERS image for representation

A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur was allegedly raped for which six persons have been detained by the police.

The girl from Assam was allegedly gang-raped by in Kanpur and an investigation has launched into the matter.

The girl had gone to Kanpur to attend an even when men from affluent families allegedly gang-raped her. When the girl started shouting, people nearby intervened and she was saved from the situation.

According to the police, one one person tried to rape her.

According to reports, some affluent men organise events and send invitation to women from Assam to attend the event in Kanpur. The woman who was allegedly gang-raped had been called earlier as well. When the woman had come to Kanpur, at night some men tried to gang rape her.

The police learnt of the incident when the accused fled the scene and the locals intervened to save the girl.

It is being reported that the police have been trying to hide the incident. When the matter was picked up the media, the police registered an FIR under Section 376 of IPC.

WOMAN'S STORY AND POLICE'S STATEMENT

The Assam woman, at a police station, said that four men tried to molest and gang rape her. She said that one Amit Aggarwal, on March 13, had provided for her flight ticket to Kanpur to attend an event. For two days she was made to be part of an event but on March 13, she said that Amit tried to rape her at an empty bungalow.

Her clothes were torn apart and somehow she managed to escape from the bungalow when she shouted for help.

Some people rushed to the spot and the accused fled the scene.

The police said that only Amit Aggarwal tried to rape the Assam woman but according to reports, the police are trying to conceal the involvement of other men.

The police are tight-lipped on the alleged gang rape. The police are also not letting the media persons talk to the Assam woman.