Shimla, Nov. 9 -- A 40-year-old married woman who was grievously injured while resisting a rape attempt by a 14-year-old boy, she died at a hospital in Chandigarh, while the accused has been apprehended, police said on Saturday.

The incident took place on November 3 in a village in Hamirpur, following which she was taken to the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh.

The victim is survived by husband who is a Class 4 employee in a state government's department and a specially able child who was dependent on her for daily chores.

According to police, the woman was cutting grass in a nearby field when the boy, a Class 9 student, forcibly grabbed her and tried to sexually assault her. When the woman re...