India, Oct. 27 -- The man suspected to have raped an Indian-origin woman in northern England, in what the police are calling a "racially aggravated" attack, remains on the run. The police in West Midlands have put out some rather blurred footage from a CCTV camera, which gives some clues.

The woman, in her 20s, was raped in Walsall on Saturday evening. "Officers established that she had been raped and assaulted at a nearby property by a man she did not know," police said, and issued an appeal marked "urgent" on Sunday for information.

So far, what we know of the attacker is that he is white, in his 30s, has short or thinning hair, and was when he was captured in the CCTV footage. The footage shows him walking in an outdoor setting, most...