Dharamshala, Nov. 10 -- The family members of a 40-year-old woman, who died five days after a rape attempt in Hamirpur, along with local villagers, blocked a national highway on Sunday demanding strict action against the juvenile accused. Enraged over the incident, the protesters blocked the Hamirpur-Dharamshala national highway by placing the woman's body on the road and demanded justice for the deceased. After around 4 hours, the villagers agreed to lift the highway blockade after assurance from police and the administration. 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. As per 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 resisted, he brutally attacked her with a stick and a sickle, seriously injuring her, they added. The villagers then spotted her lying in the field, bleeding profusely, after which they informed police, who rushed her to Hamirpur Medical College for treatment, from where she was referred to PGI Chandigarh. Police found pieces of a broken pen and a scale at the crime scene. During questioning, the accused confessed to his crime. The evidence found at the spot suggests that he committed the act with the intention of sexual assault, police said, adding that a case has been registered under relevant sections. They said the boy was apprehended and sent to juvenile home....