Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Marriage Proposal Called Off, Chennai Man Arrested for Alleged Assault
A Chennai man and a woman had once planned to get married.
Their families later had disagreements, so the marriage did not happen.
Police say the man continued following and pressuring the woman to marry him.
On September 4, they argued on a road.
Police allege that he hit her with a helmet and threatened her.
The woman reported the incident to the police.
Officers arrested the man after investigating her complaint.
A court sent him to judicial custody while the case proceeds.
Pallavaram police arrested 28-year-old Mohammed Syed Abubakkar over an alleged assault.
Police said he struck his 24-year-old former fiancée with a helmet.
The proposed marriage was called off after differences between their families.
The woman alleged that Abubakkar had followed and pressured her to marry him.
He was booked under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Tamil Nadu women’s harassment laws, then remanded in custody.
- Who
- Mohammed Syed Abubakkar, 28, was arrested after a complaint by his 24-year-old former fiancée.
- What
- Police allege that Abubakkar assaulted the woman with a helmet and threatened her.
- When
- The alleged assault occurred on September 4 in the afternoon; Abubakkar was arrested on Saturday.
- Where
- The altercation took place on Moovarasanpet main road, and the complaint was filed at S-9 Palavanthangal police station.
- Why
- The proposed marriage had been called off because of differences between the families; police also said Abubakkar had been pressuring the woman to marry him.
- Accused
- Mohammed Syed Abubakkar, 28
- Complainant
- A 24-year-old woman from Madipakkam
- Alleged weapon
- Helmet
- Incident date
- September 4, afternoon
- Police station
- S-9 Palavanthangal police station
- Charges
- Relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act
- Current status
- Arrested and remanded in judicial custody