A woman in Nalchira cluster village of Gournadi upazila, Barishal, has filed a written complaint alleging that she was assaulted by a local man after rejecting his immoral proposal. The accused, identified as Jewel Sardar, son of Ratan Ali Sardar and a member of the managing committee of Nalchira Secondary School, allegedly attacked the woman with his associates on Thursday morning. According to the victim, Jewel had been making indecent proposals since her husband left for Qatar two months ago. She also claimed that Jewel took 5,000 taka from her and demanded an additional 20,000 taka in extortion. The accused denied the allegations, saying they were intended to socially defame him. Gournadi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md. Tarikul Islam stated that an investigation is underway and legal action will be taken if the allegations are proven true.