A 23-year-old woman working with an interior design firm in the city was stabbed by a stalker in broad day lig... Read More

CHENNAI: A 23-year-old woman working with an interior design firm in the city was stabbed by a stalker in broad day light on Rutland Gate Road in Nungambakkam around 11am on Monday. Police are on the hunt for the man, a resident of Villivakkam, who escaped on his bike.

Police said P Lakshmi Devi was on her way to her work place in Nungambakkam when Saravanan, 25, accosted her and stabbed her repeatedly. Devi had complained about Saravanan harassing her, and police had extracted a promise from him to not trouble the woman.

A few weeks ago, Devi, a resident of Aminjikarai complained to the Anna Nagar police that Saravanan had proposed to her, and when she turned him down he continued to stalk her. On Monday, when Devi was on her way to her office, Saravanan tried to stop her. She tried to escape, but the man pulled out a knife and stabbed her. She was injured on the left side of her neck, left shoulder and abdomen. She fainted.

When passersby gathered, Saravanan sped away on his bike. Police from the Thousand Lights station rushed to the place and shifted her to a nearby private hospital. She has been employed in the interior design company for a couple of years. She lives with his parents on Sadique Street in Aminjikarai.