A 22-year-old man in Maharashtra's Thane district pelted stones at a woman's house as she declined his marriage proposal. An official from Napoli police station said on Sunday that the accused, who hails from Kalhar village, went to the woman's house in neighboring Kasheli village on Friday evening and started abusing her family members.
He said that he allegedly hit the woman's brother and later went to the terrace of her front house, from where he threw stones at her house. The windowpanes of the woman's house were damaged.
The officer said the woman's mother has lodged a police complaint. He said that a case has been registered against the accused under sections 452, 324, 427, and 504 of the Indian Penal Code. The official said that the accused has not been arrested yet.