Ramgarh, Jun 1 (PTI) A man was arrested on Thursday in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district for threatening a married woman with a knife "to become his friend", police said.

The man, a resident of Saudagar Muhalla in Ramgarh town, barged into the woman's house on Wednesday night, and threatened her of dire consequences if she refused his proposal, they said.

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The incident triggered tensions in the area as the man is from a different community, they added.

Her neighbours and family rushed to the Ramgarh police station and demanded the immediate arrest of the man.

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"Based on the complaint of the woman, an FIR was lodged. The accused, identified as Arju Mansoori, was arrested on Thursday morning," Ramgarh police station's in-charge Rohit Kumar said.

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