UP Man, Accused Of Sex Assault, Chopped Off His Hand While Escaping: Cops

A 28-year-old man, accused of kidnapping and assaulting a seven-year-old in Haryana's Panipat, probably chopped his hand off while trying to escape when the family rescued the child last month, a senior police officer in Haryana has said. The man's brother, however, has accused the police of deliberately trying to dismiss it as a case of an accident near rail tracks, days after pictures of the alleged attack on the 28-year-old were shared on social media.