KUWAIT : A British woman, born in 1971, lodged a complaint against an unknown person who raped her. A security source said the expat went to Salmiya police station crying in a hysterical condition, and told officers that an unknown person raped her before escaping. She said she does not know the man.

Security campaigns roundup

General security led by Major General Ibrahim Al-Tarrah continued its activities in Kuwait's six governorates, as a citizen was arrested in the capital, wanted for debts of more than KD 15,000. Four stolen cars were found. In Hawally, two Indians were caught with 20 locally-made liquor bottles, also two others were arrested with 19 bottles, and a third with six bottles. In Ahmadi a citizen wanted to serve a jail sentence was arrested, two cars reported stolen were located, a person with drugs on him was arrested. In Farwaniya, a grocery store that was selling liquor to adolescents was raided and 111 locally made liquor bottles were found on its premises. The raid followed information about the store. In Mubarak Al-Kabeer seven absconders and violators were arrested by back up patrols.

Officers beaten

A military officer was beaten in Adan by a man he knows, and had personal disputes with him. Policemen are investigating. Separately, two citizens, 22 and 21, were detained in Maidan Hawally at the orders of the investigator on drunkenness and insulting a public employee while on duty. A security source said a Lieutenant noticed a car being driven erratically, so he asked the driver to stop but the driver refused and only stopped later after driving for three kilometers. The driver then got out of the car along with his friend and beat the officer.

Attempted stabbing

Investigator of Maidan Hawally police station charged a citizen of drunkenness and threatening to kill with a sharp object, and insulting a public employee. A security source said police operations received a call from a woman in a building and when police arrived, they found a man attempting to break into the flat with a knife, with the woman and her son inside. The man attempted to stab the officer while dealing with him and submitted a medical report to that effect. - Al-Rai