SANTINIKETAN: Now the molestation of an American student on the  Visva-Bharati campus has rocked Tagore's abode of peace in India.

The girl, who was a part of 10-member excursion team from the US, was assaulted when she was visiting Kalo Bari
(the Black House) near Sangeet Bhawan.

Charlotte Hale and her friends were about to enter Kalo Bari when a drug-crazed youth pounced
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on her. Her screams drew
 the attention of security guards who pulled the attacker away from Charlotte and held him until police arrived.

This youth was later identified as Sunny Mishra - a local rowdy who had stabbed a traffic policeman in Santiniketan a year ago.

Charlotte was lucky as security had been beefed up after the another student murder recently and the guards were standing near buy.