India, Jan. 30 -- Police arrested a 28-year-old driver in Assam's Cachar on Thursday who allegedly barged into his neighbour's house, raped a woman in front of her two children and poured a chemical substance believed to be acid on her body before running away on January 22.

The suspect was hiding in a house located nearly 15 kilometers from the crime scene, which was discovered after tracing his mobile phone, said a police officer from Dholai police station.

The 30-year-old rape survivor's husband said his wife had snubbed the suspect on January 21 evening when he forced his way into their home while he was away and asked her to share her phone number, which she refused. "On January 22, when I returned home, my wife was on the floor wi...