Stalker held for stabbing 38-year-old woman in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: A 38-year-old woman who lives near Geeta Mandir and has two children, lodged a complaint at Kagdapith police station on Wednesday against one Kamlesh Chavda, a resident of Behrampura, for stabbing her near Bhulabhai Park, on July 13.
The woman stated in the FIR that the accused wanted a relationship with her and when she refused, he stabbed her in the stomach.She stated that he threatened to kill her if she told anyone at her home.
Inspector M A Singh of Kagdapith police station said that they lodged an offence against the accused, detained him and sent him for a pre-arrest Covid test.
According to the FIR, during the lockdown in March, she had wanted to recharge her mobile phone and had gone towards Behrampura. She saw a man there and asked him if there was a mobile shop around. The man, Kamlesh Chavda, instead recharged her phone using his PayTM account,” said a police official.
“Chavda later started calling her and continued doing so even when she told him not to. Later, whenever she left home for work, he would follow her,” a police source said.
The woman stated that a month and a half ago, when she was near Bhulabhai Park, Chavda came there and professed his love for her. She turned him down saying she has two children. He got angry, abused her and took out a shaving blade and slashed his own hands.
The FIR states that at about 12.30pm on July 13, when she was near Bhulabhai Park, Chavda stopped her. He grabbed both her hands and stabbed her with a knife on the left side of her stomach. He threatened her and warned her to keep her mouth shut.
“She first went to a doctor, who administered two stitches on her and went home. As her pain increased, her brother first took her to a doctor and then shifted her to LG Hospital on Tuesday. The doctor operated on her as he had suffered an injury to her intestine. She lodged a complaint against Chavda from there,” said Inspector MA Singh of Kagdapith police station.