Kirkcaldy’s Memorial Gardens was sealed off after a man was sexually assaulted.
The incident took place at the gardens just after 8pm on Thursday.
Police confirmed that a man was assaulted close to the Fife town’s railway station.
A cordon was in place around a large section of the gardens on Friday.
Officers remained at the scene as investigations continued.
One eyewitness told The Courier that police officers were directing people away from the crime scene, situated just yards from Kirkcaldy train station.
He said: “A large area of the memorial gardens is taped off and I saw two police vehicles guarding the scene.
“People coming off the train and heading to their work were being directed away from the paths which has been taped off.
“There’s a large area closed off at the far side near to the flats.”
Police arrived at Kirkcaldy Memorial Gardens ‘quickly’
A night shift employee working close to the gardens said he saw a large number of police vehicles arrive at the scene in the early hours of Friday.
He said: “It was at around 1am when I saw police cars arriving at the gardens. There was a lot that turned up in quick succession.
“Officers have been in to ask if we saw anything but we didn’t.
“We were told nothing but I understand since that someone was attacked in the gardens.
“Police have asked for our CCTV in the hope that it may have captured what went on.
“Most people use the gardens as a shortcut to the station.”
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We are carrying out enquiries after a man was sexually assaulted at the Memorial Gardens near the train station in Kirkcaldy at around 8pm on Thursday.”
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