Chennai, May 15 -- A man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 24-year-old I-T employee when she was walking back home on Tuesday night, police officers said.

They added that the accused, Logeshwaran, had been following the woman from the Old Mahabalipuram Road (OMR), Chennai's I-T corridor.

"When the woman, a native of Kerala who lives in Perumbakkam, reached home, the accused tried to cover her mouth from behind and dragged her in an attempt to sexually assault her but she managed to escape. Subsequently she filed a complaint with the police in Thoraipakkam," a police officer said.

"The woman usually eats in the restaurant where the accused was working," said a statement from the Thoraipakkam police...