Overview
- A 19‑year‑old college student known as Pooja was intercepted and stabbed repeatedly in the Freeganj medicine market and collapsed while bystanders rushed to help her.
- The attack occurred on Friday around 12:45 pm and CCTV footage circulated showing the assault lasting under a minute and inflicting 14 wounds, according to police and multiple reports.
- Pooja was first taken to the district hospital and later moved to a private facility where doctors say she remains in critical condition.
- Police arrested 21‑year‑old Sunil Jaroliya within three hours after he fractured his leg while fleeing and told investigators he had been pursuing the victim after an Instagram relationship and wanted to marry her.
- Senior officers are reviewing a June 15 molestation complaint the victim says was not converted into an FIR and may have been handled as a compromise, and departmental action is possible if probes show negligence.