Woman doctor stabbed to death by boyfriend in Jammu, accused attempts suicide
Jammu,Mar 10 : A woman in Jammu, a doctor by profession, was allegedly murdered by her boyfriend. The couple allegedly fought over an issue and the man, in a fit of rage, stabbed his girlfriend with a kitchen knife. He also attempted to end his life with the same knife and is now undergoing treatment at Government Medical College in Jammu.
The doctor has been identified as Sumedha Sharma, a resident of Tallab Tillo in Jammu and the accused has been identified as Johar Ganai, who lives in Pamposh Colony.
The incident came to light after a relative of the accused informed the police that Johar had posted on Facebook that he was going to end his life due to some personal issues. After receiving the information, cops went to Johar’s house in Janipur, Jammu.
Since the gate of the house was locked, police broke into the house and found the body of Sumedha lying in a pool of blood. The accused had injuries to his abdomen.
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Both were immediately rushed to the hospital by the police but Sumedha could not survive. However, the accused is in a critical condition.
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Police have registered a case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and have launched an investigation in this regard. Sources said the accused and victim were in a relationship and they studied Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) at a dental college in Jammu. Sumedha later moved out of Jammu to study MDS.
he came home on March 7 for Holi and was at her boyfriend’s house where they allegedly fought, following which the accused stabbed her. The families of the accused and victim are yet to comment on the matter.
Police have handed the victim’s body to her family after completing the legal formalities and further investigations are underway.
-PTI
