CHARUMMOODU: Police have arrested a youth who attempted to kill a 28-year-old- woman for rejecting his marriage proposal. The arrested person has been identified as Nooranad Thathamunna native Ananthu (24). The accused, who had been harassing the woman for the past few days, threatened to kill her if she did not marry him.

On the night of December 7, Ananthu approached the woman and asked her to come with him to his house. When the woman refused to go with him, Ananthu attacked her using his helmet. The woman, who sustained injuries on her head and hand, escaped from the spot and later approached the police. The accused, who went into hiding, was later arrested from Charummoodu. Police said that the accused was a drug addict. The accused has been remanded by the court.

The investigation team comprised CI P Sreejith, SIs S Nidheesh, Subash Babu, CPOs Manu, Kannan and Shibu.