Himachal Pradesh man did not respond positively to marriage, man stabbed woman several times: Police

According to police, the accused and victim knew each other (representative)

Kangra (Himachal Pradesh):

A woman was stabbed with a sharp weapon by a youth at a local bus stand in Palampur in Kangra district on Saturday. The young man tried to kill the girl, but some alert passengers and passers-by overpowered the attacker and handed him over to the police.

The girl sustained deep wounds on her body and head and was shifted to Tanda Medical College (TMC) in critical condition. She was later transferred to PGI from there and is now said to be out of danger.

The crowd at the scene beat up the accused and handed him over to the police, who subsequently registered an FIR against him on the basis of relevant departments.

Police said the defendant and the victim knew each other and the defendant pressured the victim to get married.

Kangra SP Shalini Agnihotri said, “In this incident, Manendra, a resident of Palampur, helped the victim and took her to the hospital on a scooter. The police immediately took action and arrested the youth. The girl has been referred to Tanda Medical hospital and then was taken to the hospital. “PGI will get better treatment soon and is said to be in stable condition. Her statement will be registered after doctors approve it. “

Agnihotri also said that the attack weapon “darati” has been recovered.

Talking about the relationship between the accused and the victim, the SP said: “The two have known each other for the past five to six years and were in touch through social media. According to the accused, the girl had been avoiding him for some time, and blocked him on social media. “He tried to talk to her and also wanted to marry her, but he did not get a positive response from her. “

Giving details of the time of incident, SP Shalini Agnihotri said, “On the day of the incident, the accused reached the bus stop and the girl also reached the bus stop after school to prepare Boarding a bus heading to village “Rajpur,” the young man tried to talk to her but after she shunned him, he attacked her multiple times with “darat” on the stairs of the bus stop.

Video of the incident also surfaced on the internet, sparking outrage among locals.

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