India, June 9 -- The Wanowrie police have arrested an Indian Air Force sergeant for allegedly attempting to murder a 44-year-old woman by attacking her with a sharp weapon following an argument over suspicion regarding her character

The accused has been identified as Sachin Laxman Mandhve, 37, a native of Satara and currently posted at the Indian Air Force station in Tezpur, Assam. He was arrested after the woman lodged a complaint with the police.

According to police, the incident took place at around 2.30 pm on June 6 in the parking area of AICTS Hospital in Wanowrie.

Investigators said the complainant and Mandhve had known each other for nearly seven years. The woman was previously employed at the canteen of the Air Force Station in...