The incident took place near the railway overbridge in the Ashokapuram area of Coimbatore around 2 AM on Thursday.
In Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, street dogs saved a woman sitting by the roadside from an attempted sexual assault. The incident was captured on CCTV.
After the video went viral, police arrested the accused.
The incident took place at around 2 am on Thursday near a railway overbridge in the NGO Colony-Ashokapuram area near Thudiyalur.
A woman with a mental health condition, who often stays in the area, was sitting by the roadside when an intoxicated youth approached her.
Taking advantage of the deserted area, the intoxicated youth allegedly tried to sexually assault the woman.
When she screamed for help, one of the street dogs immediately attacked the man. The accused ran away to save himself. The dog continued to chase him for a long distance.
