Woman succumbs after being stabbed by boyfriend on V Day

MUMBAI: A contractual employee with the Covid care centre at KEM Hospital succumbed to her injuries after her 36-year-old boyfriend allegedly stabbed her multiple times outside the state-run hospital on Sunday.

Police said the accused, identified as Rajesh Kale, assaulted his girlfriend as she allegedly wanted to end their relationship.

The victim sustained stab injuries to her abdomen and had suffered severe blood loss. She died on Monday morning while undergoing treatment at the hospital.

Bhoiwada police arrested Kale, who lives in Kurla (East) and works as a labourer. The victim lived in Govandi.

According to police, the incident took place on Sunday afternoon when Kale had come to meet the victim outside the hospital.

After a few minutes, the couple started arguing and the victim allegedly told Kale that she wanted to end their relationship.

She asked him to stop meeting her, said Vinod Kamble, senior inspector, Bhoiwada police station.

Kale got angry and took out a knife from his pocket. He then stabbed the woman four times in her abdomen. The accused also sustained a minor injury to his leg.

“It appears that the accused and the victim had fought earlier over some issue. Kale had allegedly planned to assault her and was therefore carrying the knife with him to their meeting,” Kamble added.

People in the vicinity took the victim to KEM Hospital while others nabbed the accused and handed him over to the police.