Guwahati: Girl Stabbed In Broad Daylight At Dispur's Last Gate Area, Succumbs To Injuries

GUWAHATI: In a shocking incident, a girl was stabbed by a miscreant in broad daylight in Guwahati's Last Gate area and she succumbed to her injuries at GMCH today.

According to witnesses, the victim, who sustained severe injuries to her neck, abdomen, and hand, was attacked by an a man identified as Bhupen Das.

The woman, identified as Mousumi Gogoi, a resident of Dibrugarh, works for an NGO in Guwahati. She was waiting for a Rapido ride when the attack took place. According to reports, the attacker arrived in a Swift Dzire car and stabbed her. 

According to Assam STF chief Partha Sarathi Mahanta, the attacker wanted to get involved in a romantic relationship with the girl, which she rejected. Despite her refusal, he kept on pressurizing her and he eventually took the extreme step of attacking her today.

The Special Operation Group of East District took prompt action, nabbing the accused individual. The apprehended culprit has inflicted self-injury and has been admitted to GMCH. Further investigation is underway.

Meanwhile, in another spine-chilling incident, a 27-year-old woman from Assam was brutally stabbed to death in broad daylight at Perumbavoor in Kerala's Ernakulam district by a man from the same state.

The man accused of murdering the 27-year-old woman later tried to end his own life by stabbing himself and consuming poison. He was receiving medical treatment at a government medical hospital in Kochi and was to be arrested upon discharge.

The accused had been identified as 23-year-old Mahar Ali who was covered in bloodstains and was found beside the woman identified as Farida Begum.

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