A college student was arrested for attempting to molest a 27-year-old woman in Kodungaiyur on Sunday night.
According to the police, on Sunday around 10 p.m., the accused Naresh, 19, barged into the house of a woman in Kodungaiyur. She was alone at home, waiting for her husband to return.
After he entered the house, Naresh threatened the woman with a knife and tried to sexually abuse her, the police said.
When the woman shouted for help, Naresh tried to escape but her neighbours caught him and handed him over to the police.
The police said that he was a first year B.A. student.
The woman also lodged a complaint on Monday.
A case was registered against the accused, who was remanded to judicial custody.
