Overview
- The victim, identified as Rani Kushwaha, was attacked after chili powder was thrown in her eyes and then stabbed multiple times, police and local reports said.
- Deputy SP Robin Jain said she was declared dead on arrival at a hospital and that Badam Singh Kushwaha was arrested at the scene.
- The incident occurred Thursday morning in Beldarpura under Janakganj police station limits in Gwalior, according to officials.
- Family members said the accused, disabled after a past accident, had been unemployed and often took cash from the family’s grocery shop to buy alcohol.
- Reports differ on the victim’s age, listing her as 24 or 25, and investigators say further questioning and formal findings are pending.