Overview
- Police say a 33-year-old woman entered her mother-in-law’s house in Chilkalguda and attacked the 57-year-old with a vegetable-cutting knife, injuring her neck and fingers.
- Neighbours responded to the victim’s cries, rescued her, and she was taken to Gandhi Hospital where officials describe her condition as stable.
- Chilkalguda Police registered Crime No. 356/2026 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 and opened an investigation into the alleged attempt to kill.
- Investigators inspected the scene, reviewed CCTV, seized the knife and clothing, recorded witness statements and arrested the accused, who has been remanded to judicial custody.
- The police say the attack stemmed from a long-standing dispute over ownership of the family house and further forensic analysis and court proceedings will determine formal charges and next steps.