MUMBAI: On Tuesday, an official said that Police have arrested a 40-year-old history-sheeter for trying to kill a woman after a failed robbery attempt in Thane, Maharashtra.
The official from the police control room said that the culprit forcibly entered the victim’s house in Baneli village in Titwala area on Monday when she was alone and tried to steal her belongings.
Official said that when she resisted, the man allegedly stabbed her multiple times. The official said that the woman raised an alarm following which her neighbours rushed to her house, caught hold of the man and handed him over to the police.
He added that the accused was later arrested and booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Section 307 (attempt to murder).