A 38-year-old man was arrested from Sehore after for stabbing ex-wife near a shop, while she was on her way to work, in Mangalwara area on Thursday.
Panic prevailed in the area after a woman was stabbed multiple times and escaped the spot. The woman identified as Uzma Khan was declared dead when rushed to hospital. The woman sustained injuries in her stomach, upper body part and face.
The deceased was a resident of Arif Nagar and used to work as a salesgirl in Itwara. She separated from her husband and accused Shariq after he divorced her and later he wanted to marry her again but the deceased was not ready to marry the accused which resulted into the attack by the accused and proved fatal for Uzma. Uzma got married to Shariq who is a resident of Sehore around 8 years ago and later he divorced her. After the Uzma separated from Shariq she used to live her children in Arif Nagar and started to work.
The accused tried everything to persuade Uzma to marry her but she was not willing to marry and stay with her two children.
Family members of the deceased have revealed that Uzma had made several complaints with Gautam Nagar and Bajaria police regarding danger as she was threatened of life by her husband but none of the police stations paid heed to her complaints.
The body was sent for the post mortem after the preliminary investigation. The police have registered a case under section 302 of the IPC. Police said that details of the accused would be investigated.