Drunk man stabs wife, nabbed

A married woman was brutally attacked by her husband under the influence of liquor in Shivpuri late on Thursday evening. The man was arrested on Friday evening.

The victim, Rinku Devi (in her 30s), a native of Bihar and mother of five children, was returning home after her factory shift when her husband, Sanjeev Dass, allegedly assaulted her with a knife several times before fleeing the scene.

She was rushed to Civil Hospital by her father, Ramji Dass, and later referred to a private hospital due to her critical condition. Doctors have now declared her condition stable.

Ramji Dass said his daughter was married for 14 years and had faced repeated domestic abuse from her husband, a mason with a drinking habit. Despite attempts at reconciliation, the violence continued, forcing Rinku Devi to live separately in Shivpuri with her children and work in a factory.

“Last evening while returning from work, she was attacked by Sanjeev. He remains under the influence of alcohol most of the time,” he said, adding that if he had not taken her to the hospital timely, it would had been fatal.

Daresi SHO Gurmit Singh said a case had been registered. The man was arrested on Friday evening.