Man Kidnaps Woman Who Rejected Proposal

A 60-year-old farmer was so determined to marry a 28-year-old estate worker in Malaysia that he kidnapped her when she turned down his proposal.

The farmer forced the woman into his car while she was walking home from work in eastern Malaysia, said K. Manoharan, deputy head of the state's criminal investigations department.

"The family had initially agreed to the marriage, but she did not want to go ahead with it. That angered him," Manoharan said.

But a friend of the woman witnessed her abduction and told police, who contacted the man's family to persuade him to free her.

Several hours later, the woman was released unharmed and the farmer surrendered to police.

"He changed his mind when he knew police were looking for him," he said.

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