Overview
- The attack occurred around 11 a.m. at the Amgaon Fata bus stop in Baihar, where eyewitnesses filmed the stabbing as bystanders did not intervene.
- Police identified the victim as Ritu Bhandarkar, 23, who worked at a furniture shop and supported her parents and younger brother.
- The accused, named by reports as Roshan Dharve, was found unconscious beside the victim, detained at the scene, and taken to a hospital under custody.
- Investigators recovered a blood-stained knife, both parties’ mobile phones, the victim’s dupatta, and her bag, with an FSL team assisting at the site.
- A murder case has been registered, the body has been sent for post-mortem, and police plan digital analysis and interrogation once the suspect is medically fit.