In a bid to save herself from getting raped by her brother-in- law, a 30-year-old woman was stabbed multiple times by her tormentor. She was then thrown from the second floor of her house after the accused failed to kill her in first attempt. However, the woman is alive. The incident took place in Northwest Delhi's Bharat Nagar area on Sunday afternoon.
The woman in her statement said that she was stabbed by her younger brother-in-law seven times after she refused his sexual advances. On finding that the woman is still alive, her brother-in-law, who lives in the next building, threw her down the second floor of her house. locals rushed to save her. After saving her they caught the man and handed him over to the police.
“The woman's husband works in a private company and for the past three months he was out of station for work.
For the past many days, the accused had been keeping an eye on his sister-in-law and had tried to make sexual advances towards her. Alarmed over his ulterior motive, the woman informed her husband who scolded his younger brother.
Offended with the scolding, the accused went over to the woman's house and tried to sexually assault her. However, the woman resisted his advances. Following which, the accused took a knife and stabbed the woman. On finding that she is still breathing, he picked her up and flung her down. Some youths heard the cries of the woman and on seeing that the woman is falling from the building, they caught her in mid way of her deadly fall.
A senior police officer said that the accused has been arrested and sent to judicial custody. Meanwhile, the woman is getting treated at a nearby hospital.