Overview
- The knife attack, which unfolded Saturday morning in Bhilai’s STF colony, left the constable’s wife and young son dead and two daughters injured.
- Neighbors overpowered accused Sarojini Bharadwaj at the door and handed her to police, who have placed her in custody.
- Police say she had known constable Lalitesh Yadav for about two to three years and a dispute at the flat Friday preceded the violence.
- Officers registered murder and attempted murder cases, and a forensic team collected evidence as they examine motive and possible premeditation.
- Doctors are treating the injured daughters, and police credit neighbors’ swift intervention with stopping further harm inside the apartment.