MUMBAI: A youth has been arrested for attempting to murder a girl who turned down sexual intercourse. A 26-year-old man named Deepak Malakar was arrested by the Mumbai police for trying to rape an 18-year-old girl whom he met through Facebook.

The shocking incident took place in Mumbai's Versova area on August 11. Deepak, a casting director, developed a friendship with the young woman through Facebook. Under the guise of wanting to purchase something from his acquaintance, the accused led the victim to a location.

Deepak tried to have sex with the victim in the room. When the girl objected, the accused brutally beat her and inflicted deep cuts on her skull. Then, he hit her head against the wall and tried to kill her by suffocating her with a pillow.

The accused fled from the spot thinking that the girl was dead. Hearing the victim's cries, those who arrived at the scene took her to the hospital and informed the police about the incident. Following the girl's statement, the police started an investigation. The police arrested the accused on August 14. The police said that the accused confessed that he tried to kill her because she did not give in to his demand.