Hyderabad: An unidentified man stabbed a 28-year-old woman with a vegetable-cutting knife within the Malakpet police station limits on Tuesday evening. The attacker also took her mobile phone and fled. The incident took place in the Gaddiannaram area and caused alarm locally.
The victim, Hemalatha, comes from Suryapet and is preparing for the Groups exams. She had rented a room in Gaddiannaram with five other women and has been studying there for the past few days. According to information police received, the man entered her room at about 5.45 pm. He stabbed her in the abdomen, picked up her mobile phone and ran away.
Her friends in the adjoining room noticed the attack and immediately dialled 100 to alert the police. Officers reached the spot without delay and took the injured woman to Yashoda Hospital. Her condition is reported to be normal.
Police yet to establish who attacked her and why
Malakpet Police have not yet established who attacked the woman or why. It is not known whether the attacker struck only to steal the phone or had another motive. Police are continuing their investigation to identify and catch him.