A video shows a woman in Maharashtra being chased by a man and repeatedly attacked with a sickle.
In Maharashtra, a petrol pump employee was attacked with a sickle. (capture the movie)
A woman employee was chased and stabbed several times by a man at a petrol pump in Maharashtra. In a video of the incident, the woman is trying to escape from her assailant while the man walks towards her with a sickle.
While the woman is seen trying to save her life, the staff and spectators at the petrol pump are also seen trying to intervene. However, the sickle-waving attacker seems to be keeping the spectators away from the intervention.
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In the video, the woman is seen running around the petrol pump and then falling on the ground. Meanwhile, the onlookers threw a chair at the accused, who fled after seeing the crowd.
The victim has been identified as Zubeida Kha, who is undergoing treatment at a government hospital in Nashik.
Based on the statement of the woman, a case has been registered at Indira Nagar police station. Further investigation is going on.
(With inputs from Praveen Thackeray)
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