Police on Sunday arrested a youth for allegedly attacking a woman in Baleswar district after her daughter rejected his marriage proposal. The accused was identified as Sania Hui of Kendrapada.
According to reports, Sania on Facebook befriended the girl of Shyamanandipur village under Bhograi block in the district while he was working in Dubai.
He started loving the girl and proposed her to marry him. However, his proposal was turned down by the girl.
Being furious over this, Sania reached the girl’s village to seek revenge. On knowing about the girl’s absence at her house, he allegedly attacked her mother with a billhook.
The woman sustained critical injuries and was admitted to a local hospital before being shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack as her condition deteriorated.
Police seized Sania’s passport from his possession. Investigation into the incident was underway.