Odisha horror: Woman left battling for life after husband slits her throat with knife

In a disturbing act of domestic violence, a man allegedly attacked his wife on Thursday with a knife in full public view in Balasore district, leaving her critically injured. The incident, which occurred at around 4.30 PM in Pathan Mohalla locality under Balasore Town police limits, was captured on camera and has since sent shockwaves across the local community.

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According to eyewitnesses, the accused, identified as Sheikh Amjad from Cuttack’s Buxi Bazaar, was seen conversing with his wife by the roadside, apparently trying to resolve a dispute. When the woman reportedly disagreed with him, Amjad suddenly drew a sharp knife from his pant pocket and slit her throat in broad daylight.

The victim woman, bleeding profusely, was immediately rescued by some locals and her family members, who rushed her to Balasore district headquarters hospital (DHH) in critical condition. As her condition deteriorated, she was shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in Cuttack for advanced treatment.

Locals managed to overpower the accused and handed him over to Town Police. Preliminary reports suggest that the woman had been living separately in rented accommodation in the locality and had strained ties with Amjad.

Police have detained Amjad and are interrogating him. Legal proceedings are underway.

No comments were received from the victim woman or local police in this regard.

Earlier in another incident, a man had killed his wife by slitting her throat over a petty family dispute at MV-66 village under Kalimela block of Malkangiri district. The matter came to the fore after the accused surrendered before the police on January 11.

“Arrest me, I have killed my wife,” the man had confessed to slitting his wife's throat with a sharp weapon following a domestic dispute. Police officials had then rushed to the village and recovered her body. The man was arrested by police and forwarded to court.

Reported By: Chandrakant Jena