Khandwa: In the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh, a case similar to that of Jharkhand has come to the fore. In Bangarda village, a man (watchman) entered the house of a 20-year-old tribal girl in unrequited love and stabbed her several times with a knife. According to the information, the girl was attacked by the watchman Bablu (a tribal man of her age) when the girl and her sister were present in the house itself. It is being said that the girl had turned down the marriage proposal of the man. After which he carried out this incident.
The condition of the girl is said to be critical due to deep wounds in her neck and hand. At present, a case of attempt to murder has been registered against the absconding watchman Bablu. After the death of his chowkidar father a few months back, Bablu was appointed village watchman on compassionate grounds. According to Khandwa district superintendent of police Vivek Singh, “Despite a surgery by doctors, the girl’s condition remains critical. Our teams are conducting raids to nab the accused.”
A similar incident happened recently in Jharkhand as well. Where on August 23 in Dumka, a young man named Shahrukh burnt alive a 19-year-old girl studying in class 12 after failing in unrequited love. Although the accused has been arrested in this case and the police is taking further action in the matter.
