KANPUR: A middle-aged woman, was stabbed to death allegedly by her neighbour late on Monday night in Fatehpur district for protesting against his bid to rape her teenage daughter. The deceased has been identified as Dulari wife of Ramesh Nishad , a resident of Khoonta village of the district.

The police, on the basis of a complaint, registered a murder case against prime accused Sanjay alias Sanju, who is on the run. The incident was fallout of an incident wherein a teenage girl was saved by her mother Dulari when her neighbour Sanjay had allegedly tried to drag her to the secluded spot with the intention of outraging her modesty, couple of days ago.

"Hearing the girl's screams, her mother had rescued her and humiliated Sanjay publicly," said an investigating official. The victim's family, however, did not file any police complaint at that point of time, he added.

The kin told police that Dulari, who had gone to bring fodder for cattles from nearby fields on Monday night, was returning home, when she was accosted by the accused. Before she could react, Sanjay, who was armed with a knife, pounced on her and repeatedly stabbed her.

Some locals who came across the commotion later informed her family members. She was taken to the private Hospital where she succumbed to wounds. "A case under section 302 of IPC has been registered against the accused Sanjay. We have formed a team to nab the accused," said inspector Kotwali M M Ansari .