Maharashtra: Man stabs woman to death as she rejects his advances in Thane, injures sister

Last updated:Oct 29, 2024 12:46 IST

The suspect attacked the woman with a kitchen knife at her house in Bhiwandi as he was angry over her rejection and fled the scene after injuring her sister.

After being rejected, the suspect stabbed the victim with a kitchen knife. (Representative image/Shutterstock)

A man allegedly stabbed a 23-year-old woman to death because she rejected his advances and injured her sister in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Tuesday.

The attack took place at the woman’s house in Bhiwandi’s Bhadwad village on Monday morning, an official said.

The woman knew the suspect, Raju Mahendra Singh (24). They belonged to the same village in Uttar Pradesh and were neighbours, said Inspector Atul Adurkar of Shanti Nagar police station.

The victim had rejected the suspect’s advances and was angry about the rejection, he said.

The suspect allegedly walked into the woman’s home around 11:15 a.m. and stabbed her repeatedly with a kitchen knife until she collapsed, the official said.

He said the man also attacked and injured the woman’s sister, who came to her aid, he said, adding that the suspect fled the scene and went into hiding.

Police were then alerted and the body was sent to a government hospital in Bhiwandi for post-mortem, the official said.

Based on the complaint of the deceased woman’s father, the police have registered a case under Sections 103 (murder), 333 (house trespass after preparation for pain, assault or wrongful restraint) and other relevant provisions of Bharatiya Nyay Police Sanhita and Maharashtra. Act, he said.

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