CHANDIGARH, Jun 5: A 29-year-old woman was allegedly knifed to death by her colleague and spurned partner inside the office of a private company in Mohali, the horror unfolding in full view of others who tried to stop the attack but could not, police said on Friday.
The assault took place on Thursday evening. The accused, Harvinder Mann, tried to kill himself with the same knife after repeatedly stabbing Dimple. Both were rushed to hospital where she was declared brought dead, a Mohali police official said.
Mann, whose parents live in the US, is recovering from his injuries in hospital and has been booked for murder. Both Mann and Dimple are residents of Patiala, worked at the same office and lived in separate paying guest accommodations in Mohali.
Purported CCTV footage from the premises shows in graphic detail what happened — the accused can be seen approaching Dimple sitting at a computer table, empty chairs to her left and right, from behind and attacking her. An employee seated at a distance appears unaware of the man entering the room.
Dimple then attempts to flee but the man, believed to be Mann, follows her and drags her by the hair. As colleagues rush to help her, he allegedly brandishes the knife at them and continues the assault.
At the time of the incident, there was a shift change and only two to three people were at present at the floor.
According to preliminary investigation, Dimple and Mann were in a relationship and had parted ways a few months ago. He tried to reconnect but she rejected his proposal, a police official said, recapping events leading up the killing. (Agencies)
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