A 45-year-old woman named Shobha, who was critically injured after a man attacked her and her daughter at their house, died at a hospital in Hyderabad on Wednesday, December 14, police said. The man, Sandeep from Repalle in Andhra Pradesh, was earlier engaged to the woman's daughter Vaibhavi. He also injured himself by slitting his throat during the incident in the Miyapur area on Tuesday, December 13, and all three of them were hospitalised.
Sandeep was previously engaged to Vaibhavi, but they later broke up due to some differences, Miyapur Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) K Shilpavalli had earlier told reporters. Vaibhavi and her family then shifted to Hyderabad, and she recently got engaged to someone else. After learning that Vaibhavi was engaged to another man, the accused went to their house in Hyderabad, argued with Shobha and allegedly stabbed her with a knife.
When Vaibhavi intervened, she also suffered injuries after being allegedly attacked by him, police said. Later, Sandeep slit his throat. Shobha, who was critically injured in the incident, succumbed to her injuries at a hospital on Thursday, a police official said, while adding that the condition of her daughter was out of danger and the accused was still undergoing treatment. The accused is yet to be interrogated over the incident and police are waiting for his recovery from the injuries.
Police earlier said that Sandeep and Vaibhavi were engaged two years ago. But Vaibhavi did not like his behaviour following which their engagement was called off in the presence of elders, police said.
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