Jabalpur: A 17-year-old girl was stabbed to death in public in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur city after she allegedly refused to talk to him, police said on Tuesday.
The accused is absconding, while the video of this incident which took place in Omati area on Monday evening has surfaced on social media.
City Superintendent of Police (Omti) Rajesh Kumar Rathod said, "The victim, Tamanna, was stabbed to death by a man named Gufran (20) after she allegedly refused to talk to him."
He said that the girl was taken to the government hospital, where she was declared dead.
He said that CCTV footage of the area was examined and the accused was identified. He told that the person is absconding.
The officer said preliminary investigation revealed that the girl was acquainted with the accused and had recently stopped talking to him.
In a video of the incident, passersby are seen trying to catch the accused as he runs away from the scene after the attack.
The accused is absconding, while the video of this incident which took place in Omati area on Monday evening has surfaced on social media.
City Superintendent of Police (Omti) Rajesh Kumar Rathod said, "The victim, Tamanna, was stabbed to death by a man named Gufran (20) after she allegedly refused to talk to him."
He said that the girl was taken to the government hospital, where she was declared dead.
He said that CCTV footage of the area was examined and the accused was identified. He told that the person is absconding.
The officer said preliminary investigation revealed that the girl was acquainted with the accused and had recently stopped talking to him.
In a video of the incident, passersby are seen trying to catch the accused as he runs away from the scene after the attack.
