After a cleaver attack, a woman requires 200 stitches.

Kanpur, Aug 12 (IANS) A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur was brutally attacked by a man using a cleaver due to which she had to get 200 stitches.

According to the police, the woman, Nidhi Pandey, a property dealer, met the accused, Arvind Singh Rathore, in Bashahi Naka area of Kanpur, to seek return of the money she had invested.

An altercation ensued between the two and the accused assaulted her with a cleaver and forced-fed her chillies.

The woman escaped from the hotel and filed a police complaint.

She is currently being treated at a private hospital.

The police have registered a case and are on the lookout for the accused, who is on the run.

Joint Commissioner of Police Anand Prakash Tiwari said that the station in-charge has been informed and a probe is underway.