India, May 15 -- A 21-year-old woman was critically injured after a man allegedly attacked her with a knife near Vasai Fort in Vasai West on Wednesday evening because she had rejected his advances, police said. The accused, who fled after the incident, was arrested on Thursday morning.

Police identified the victim as Ansvita Donald Patil, 21, and the accused as Sanchit Dominic Bala, 23, both residents of Pachubandar in Vasai west.

According to police, Patil was walking near Datta Mandir Road with her boyfriend, Gohvin Rajesh Kapi, 23, when Bala approached her. As Patil knew Bala, she stopped to speak with him, police said.

Bala had allegedly earlier expressed his feelings to Patil, but she had rejected him. Preliminary investigations r...