Hyderabad man stabs ex-girlfriend, her family members year after breakup, arrested
A 22-year-old man was arrested after allegedly attacking his former girlfriend and four of her relatives with a knife in Hyderabad. Police said the woman had earlier complained of stalking and threats.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly attacking his former girlfriend and four members of her family with a knife at their home in Hyderabad in the early hours of Friday.
Police identified the accused as K Govardhan. He allegedly entered a second-floor flat at around 4 am and attacked the 20-year-old woman, along with her parents, elder sister and uncle. All five sustained injuries while trying to resist the assault and protect each other.
Officials said Govardhan and the woman had known each other while living in the same neighbourhood and were earlier in a relationship, which ended around a year ago. The woman has told officials that she had been facing repeated stalking and threats from the accused since the breakup.
According to police, the accused climbed onto the building from a neighbouring structure and gained access through the corridor before launching the attack inside the flat.
In the struggle that followed, the woman's parents, sister and uncle attempted to intervene but were also injured. Most of the family members suffered injuries to their hands while trying to fend off the attacker. The woman's mother sustained facial injuries and reportedly lost a tooth during the incident.
Neighbours, alerted by the family's cries for help, intervened, overpowered the accused and informed the police. Cops arrived at the spot and took Govardhan into custody. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, where their condition is stated to be stable.
During preliminary investigation, police said the accused had allegedly purchased the knife online a few days before the incident. Officers are now examining the procurement and the sequence of events leading up to the attack.
A case has been registered under Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused has been produced before a court and sent to judicial custody.
Police are continuing their probe into allegations of stalking, harassment and threats made prior to the incident.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly attacking his former girlfriend and four members of her family with a knife at their home in Hyderabad in the early hours of Friday.
Police identified the accused as K Govardhan. He allegedly entered a second-floor flat at around 4 am and attacked the 20-year-old woman, along with her parents, elder sister and uncle. All five sustained injuries while trying to resist the assault and protect each other.
Officials said Govardhan and the woman had known each other while living in the same neighbourhood and were earlier in a relationship, which ended around a year ago. The woman has told officials that she had been facing repeated stalking and threats from the accused since the breakup.
According to police, the accused climbed onto the building from a neighbouring structure and gained access through the corridor before launching the attack inside the flat.
In the struggle that followed, the woman's parents, sister and uncle attempted to intervene but were also injured. Most of the family members suffered injuries to their hands while trying to fend off the attacker. The woman's mother sustained facial injuries and reportedly lost a tooth during the incident.
Neighbours, alerted by the family's cries for help, intervened, overpowered the accused and informed the police. Cops arrived at the spot and took Govardhan into custody. The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, where their condition is stated to be stable.
During preliminary investigation, police said the accused had allegedly purchased the knife online a few days before the incident. Officers are now examining the procurement and the sequence of events leading up to the attack.
A case has been registered under Section 109 (attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The accused has been produced before a court and sent to judicial custody.
Police are continuing their probe into allegations of stalking, harassment and threats made prior to the incident.
