Petty argument over dinner turned bloody and a man stabbed his sister on Tuesday later night. The victim succumbed to injuries at Maharani Hospital on Wednesday morning, informed Station House Officer Kadir Khan. The accused is on the run.
According to police the accused identified as Sukhnath (40) resident of Bahadurguda, under Bodhghat police station is a boozer by nature. His sister and victim Rukmani alias Rukho used to live in her parental home along with her three children as her husband Ganesh died last year. The accused is a laborer. “On Tuesday night around 10 pm the accused reached home in inebriated condition. While taking dinner he demanded eggs and victim’s mother, Jhopadi Bai told him that all the eggs were consumed and nothing was left behind. Enraged over this the accused started to thrash his mother,” said SHO.
Seeing the mother being beaten by Sukhnath, the deceased came to rescue Jhopadibai. In between, Sukhnath lifted the knife used for cutting vegetables and stabbed Rukmani on her neck, police said. The victim was then rushed to hospital where she breathed her last on Wednesday morning, police informed. Meanwhile, sensation prevailed in the area after the incident.
Bodhghat police has registered a case against Sukhnath under the Section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and are searching for him.