Man arrested for attacking woman who refused to marry him
A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly attacking a woman who refused to marry him. The incident occurred on Race Course Road, where the man reportedly strangled the woman and struck her with a stone. The police have registered an attempt to murder case against the accused, who had been in a relationship with the victim for two years.
- ▪The accused, J. Viyakula Naveen, attacked K. Amala Verginia after she declined his marriage proposal.
- ▪The woman was hospitalized following the attack, which occurred in public view.
- ▪Naveen has been charged under sections for attempt to murder and public obscenity.
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A 22-year-old man, who allegedly attacked a woman of the same age with a stone on her head besides strangling her along the Race Course Road in the city on Sunday evening after she expressed her inability to marry him has been arrested.An attempt to murder case has been registered against the accused J. Viyakula Naveen, a native of Sivaganga district, by the K.K. Nagar police. The woman identified as K. Amala Verginia, 22, a native of Ramanathapuram district, was admitted to the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital in Tiruchi. She is pursuing a Masters degree in a government college here.Police sources said Naveen, who was working in a real estate company at Tiruchi and the woman were in a relationship with for the past two years. Naveen used to pester her to marry him.
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