Bhopal: Man held for stabbing wife after dispute

BHOPAL: A man allegedly stabbed his 25-year-old wife with a knife in her hand and abdomen over a dispute in Gautam Nagar locality on Tuesday afternoon. The woman was residing at her parent’s home for the past three months along with her two-year-old son. The accused wanted to take the son with him and when she protested the accused stabbed her.
The victim woman sustained severe injuries and her brother and sister-in-law rushed her to Hamidia hospital where she was undergoing treatment.
Acting on information Gautam Nagar police reached the spot and registered a case on charges of attempt to murder against the accused.
Investigation officer ASI Deviram Choudhary said that victim Sana Khan, 25, a resident of Nariyalkheda in Gautam Nagar, was married to Faizan Khan, a resident of Sana Colony in Aishbagh around four years back. The couple have a two-year-old son.
ASI Choudhary said that Sana told police that frequent disputes took place between her and Faizan over petty issues. So, three months back she along with her son shifted to her parents’ home in Gautam Nagar. She told police that on Tuesday afternoon she was sitting outside the house with her mother.
Around 2pm, Faizan reached the spot and tried to take her son with him. When she protested the accused told her that he was his son too and nobody could stop him from taking him.
A dispute erupted between them after which Faizan took out a knife and stabbed her in the abdomen and her hand. Her brother and sister-in-law along with neighbours intervened and rescued her from his clutches.
They rushed her to hospital while Faizan fled the spot.
Acting on her complaint, police registered a case on charges of attempt to murder against Faizan and started investigations.