A 19-year-old girl was brutally stabbed in the neck and chest by her fiancé in Jabalpur town of Madhya Pradesh, after the girl called off the marriage due to an alleged demand of Rs five lakh dowry by the accused, who also abused the girl’s family sometime ago.
The girl succumbed to her injuries on Friday afternoon while undergoing treatment at a hospital.
The police have arrested the accused and an accomplice in the matter.
According to the police, the incident occurred in the Richaai industrial area under the jurisdiction of the Aadhartal police station on Thursday evening.
The victim, Richa Rajak, worked at a plastic factory in the industrial area. Family members told the police that Richa had known the accused Sahil Rajak for the past two years. The two families had no objection to their marriage, as both belonged to the same community.
They were engaged about two months ago, and the wedding was fixed for February this year.
However, it is alleged that Sahil began demanding Rs five lakh in dowry. He is also accused of abusing the girl’s parents and other family members.
Consequently, Richa called off her marriage with Sahil some days ago. Enraged at that, the jilted Sahil allegedly began threatening her on the phone.
On late Thursday evening, when Richa was walking towards home from work, Sahil accosted her on the way and tried to talk to her. Sahil’s friend Ajay Singh Thakur was also with him and both were on a motorcycle.
However, when Richa refused to talk, Sahil took out a knife and stabbed her thrice in the neck and chest. She fell on the road bleeding profusely, while Sahil and Ajay fled on their bike, even as some eyewitnesses tried to stop them.
The girl was rushed in a critical condition to a hospital, but she died during treatment today afternoon.
According to ASP Jitendra Singh, the police launched a hunt for the accused and arrested Sahil and Ajay this morning. The ASP said that police also recovered the knife and the bike used in the incident by the accused.
The official said further investigations are on in the matter.