CHENNAI: A second-year post-graduate student was allegedly stabbed six times on Tuesday afternoon at the Anna Nagar Tower Park, by a man who was believed to be compelling her to continue a relationship with him.
The assailant, identified as N Rajesh (23), an electrical engineer, subsequently hurt himself too with the knife he was carrying, police sources said.
Ramya, 22 (name changed), pursuing MSc mathematics at a private college in the city, suffered six cut injuries on her chest, right shoulder and stomach and underwent a surgery, while the boy suffered four cut injuries on his chest and stomach and was also admitted to the intensive care unit.
“On Tuesday, Ramya came to meet Rajesh in the park to end their relationship. She was accompanied by a college friend and the duo (Ramya and Rajesh) were standing near the toilet inside the park and were talking. When Ramya was about to leave the spot, Rajesh tried to stop her and allegedly started attacking her with a knife he was carrying and also hurt himself,” said a senior police officer.
Hearing screams, the public rushed to rescue the girl and a tea vendor is said to have taken the girl to a nearby private hospital. The boy was also taken to another private hospital in the same locality. Murali, an autorickshaw driver, who had come to have lunch in the park said that he saw the public gathered and heard screams. As he went closer, he saw the girl clad in a salwar bleeding profusely.
When Express visited the spot nearly three hours after the incident, there were blood stains on the grass.
Ramya is a resident of Red Hills and her father works as an electrician and Rajesh is a resident of Ponneri. The duo were schoolmates and knew each other since class 9. Subsequently, Rajesh joined an engineering college in Coimbatore, while Ramya continued studying in the city. “The man began working in a private company in Coimbatore and would visit the girl often. Recently, the duo decided to end their relationship,” added the officer. Meanwhile, doctors at the hospital said the girl had undergone surgery and was in the intensive care unit.
Extreme steps: a quick recap
2018
Feb 16: A minor girl was torched by a 22-year-old spurned suitor, at Achampatti near Thirumangalam, in Madurai.
2017
Apr 1: John Mathew (22) allegedly bludgeoned a girl to death and subsequently committed suicide by hanging at Mamallapuram. Investigation revealed the girl had decided to end the relationship which upset him and forced him to take the extreme step
Apr 21: Durga was crushed to death by her lover using a big stone at Poompuhar in Nagapattinam district. The accused Madhanraj of Nagapattinam district, surrendered before Mayiladuthurai police.
May 8: Angered by her refusal to accompany him, 28-year-old S Ilayaraja working as a fireman allegedly killed a 47-year-old government school teacher R Nivedha by ramming his car on a bike on which she was riding pillion at Anna Nagar. The woman died on way to hospital. Two days later, Ilayaraja allegedly committed suicide.
Sep 15: S Dhanya (23) was hacked to death at her house in Coimbatore, allegedly by a man whose proposal she had rejected.
Sep 1: Francina (25), was allegedly hacked to death by her jilted lover J Keegan in a church at Thoothukudi.
Aug 3: K Sonali (19) was clubbed to death by her senior-Udayakumar (22) inside the classroom at a private engineering college near Karur after she rejected his proposal.
June 24: Swathi (24), an IT employee, was hacked to death at Nungambakkam railway station by a jilted lover which created an outrage.