A 27-year-old woman was stabbed to death Thursday by her estranged lover, a married man, in Guwahati, police said.
The incident took place at Nahoroni Path in the Hatigaon area, the police said.
The victim, identified as Mousumi Gogoi, was stabbed multiple times by a man outside the housing complex, Assam Police IG Parthasarathi Mahanta said. She was taken to Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) but succumbed to her injuries, he added.
“The special operation group was immediately activated and the attacker was caught. He has been admitted to GMCH with self-inflicted injury,” Mahanta said.
Another senior official said that preliminary probe revealed that the accused was in a relationship with the woman.
“The attacker is a married man and the woman had come to know about it a few days ago. After that, she started maintaining a distance from him, but he wanted to continue with the romantic relationship,” he said.
After being rejected, the accused decided to kill her, the police officer said.
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