Man arrested for trying to force ex-lover to marry him

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Press Trust of India Coimbatore
Last Updated : Nov 29 2014 | 8:35 PM IST
A man has been arrested for attempting to force his former lover to marry him in the middle of the road near Podanur in the city.
The man and the woman, working in the same company, were in love for the last few months. However, the woman decided to end the relationship sometime ago as he quit the job and was literally on the streets, police said.
Enraged over this,the man stopped the 22-year-old woman when she was returning from work on Thursday last and tried to tie a mangalasutra around her neck forcibly, police said.
The woman resisted and started screaming for help following which passers-by rescued her from the man who fled the spot.
Based on her complaint, police registered a case and arrested him early today.
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First Published: Nov 29 2014 | 8:35 PM IST

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