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Mumbai Woman Arrested in Santacruz New Year’s Knife Attack on Ex-Partner

Investigators describe a relationship dispute that escalated into a knife attack now charged as attempted murder.

Overview

  • The Vakola police arrested 25-year-old Kanchan Mahto at Kurla railway station after she returned from Ghaziabad, according to officials.
  • An FIR was registered on January 1 and police later added an attempt-to-murder charge before a court remanded her to judicial custody.
  • The victim, identified as 44-year-old cab driver Joginder Mahto, was hospitalized after the assault and doctors advised surgery, police said.
  • According to the complaint, the woman allegedly called him to her Santacruz East residence around 1:30am on New Year’s Day and stabbed his genitals with a knife.
  • Police recorded the victim’s statement and said both individuals are married with children; the investigation remains ongoing.