Overview
- Police said the stabbing occurred around 4:15 pm on December 28 in Room 412 of P. P.'s Nest on B. B. Ganguly Street under Muchipara police station.
- The accused was identified as Pradeep Kumar Selvaraj, 40, of Chennai and was taken into custody after the incident.
- The victim, a 38-year-old from North 24 Parganas, sustained multiple injuries including to her shoulder and is under treatment at NRS Medical College and Hospital.
- A senior officer told PTI the case was registered on the woman’s complaint alleging attempted murder following an altercation soon after the couple checked in, and staff alerted police.
- Investigators have not confirmed a motive, though PTI reported a preliminary inquiry into whether documents in the woman’s possession may have sparked the dispute.