Rairakhol, Dec. 18 -- A youth allegedly attempted suicide after being booked for reportedly ditching a divyang woman with whom he was in a relationship on the pretext of marriage in Odisha's Sambalpur district.

The incident was reported from the Naktideul area. The accused has been identified as Umakant Behera, a resident of Keutberni village.

Accused allegedly promised marriage and abandoned woman after pregnancy According to reports, Umakant was in a relationship with the divyang woman for the past two years and had allegedly promised to marry her. However, after the woman became five months pregnant and began pressuring him for marriage, he allegedly refused and abandoned her.

Left with no alternative, the victim lodged a complaint ...