A 32-year-old woman suffered critical injuries after she was attacked by youth for spurning his love proposal at Darjipkhari village under the Sahadevkhunta police station on Tuesday evening.
The accused was identified as Prasant Dalei. The victim, who was estranged by her husband, was attacked when she was on her way home.
According to sources, the victim was staying at Darjipokhari and earning her livelihood by cooking food in a private mess.
As she turned down Dalei proposal, the youth attacked the woman on her face with a knife and slit her throat. Hearing her screams, some locals rushed to the spot and nabbed the accused.
They severely thrashed the youth before handing him over to police.
Both the woman and the accused have been hospitalised. Further investigations are on.