Haveri: A 17-year-old teenager has been taken into custody on the charges of stabbing her fiancé in neck on the pretext of giving him a gift in Karnataka’s Haveri district, police said Saturday.
The incident took place near Om Public School on the outskirts of Ranebennur town.
The seriously injured victim, identified as Devendra Gouda, was rushed to a private hospital and his condition is said to be serious.
According to police, as the girl was in love with somebody else, she planned to attack Gouda, with whom she got engaged March 3. The girl invited Gouda to a park and told him that she wants to give him a surprise gift.
Under the garb of giving him the gift, she tied Gouda’s hands, asked him to close his eyes, and stabbed him in the neck.
Gouda’s parents have lodged a complaint against the girl with Halageri police station. Investigation is on.
IANS
