A woman was allegedly attacked on Wednesday morning with a glass bottle by a man previously accused of stalking her in Goa’s Usgao area, police said.
Police arrested Manthan Gaude, (24), on Wednesday after he tried to flee and jumped off a bridge into a rivulet.
“Gaude, who is a resident of Pali-Usgao, has been arrested after a brief pursuit and has been booked for attempted murder,” a police official said.
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Following a complaint from the woman eight days back, the police had issued a warning to Gaude to not communicate with her and to restrain from approaching her.
According to police, Gaude attacked the woman when she was on her way to work at a mushroom factory at around 7am on Wednesday morning leaving her seriously injured.
Passersby came to her rescue who then took her to a hospital where her condition is critical.