A woman sustained injuries when she was stabbed by a masked man in broad daylight in the Dolamundai area of Cuttack city on Sunday. The victim, an employee of a women’s beauty parlour, was rushed to the SCB Medical College Hospital here.
The masked man stabbed the woman following an altercation with her and fled from the spot.
“The masked man had an argument with the woman near the beauty parlour in the afternoon. Soon, he pulled out a knife from his pocket and stabbed the woman before fleeing the spot,” said a local.
However, the motive behind the incident was yet to be ascertained.
On being informed, police reached the spot and shifted the victim to hospital and were investigating into the incident. The condition of the woman was stated to be critical, sources said.