Jamshedpur, July 9 (PTI) A 45-year-old man was on Sunday arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a visually impaired woman in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, an officer said.

The 19-year-old woman was at home when the accused tried to commit the crime on Saturday, the police officer said.

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The woman's younger brother, who was also at home, rushed to rescue his sister on hearing the scream but the accused managed to flee.

A case was registered by the woman's family in this regard.

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The accused was arrested on Sunday, Officer-in-Charge of Jadugora police station Sanjeev Jha said.

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