Nagpur: A 42-year-old woman was brutally murdered in broad daylight by her former colleague in the Hingna MIDC area. The victim, identified as Anita Nargade, was repeatedly stabbed by Shubham Sawant (32).
Anita, who worked as a cleaning staff member at an automobile garage in the area, had just finished her shift and was walking towards her home in Rajiv Nagar on Hingna Road when the accused allegedly followed her and launched the assault.
Eyewitnesses reported that Shubham inflicted multiple stab wounds on her neck and abdomen with a sharp knife, causing her to collapse in a pool of blood. Locals and garage workers immediately rushed to the spot and overpowered the assailant. The accused, a resident of MIDC, was heavily intoxicated at the time of the crime. He was beaten by the angry crowd before losing consciousness.
Anita and Shubham were rushed to Shalinitai Meghe Hospital, where doctors declared the woman dead on arrival. Sawant is currently undergoing treatment.
Police said that Anita and Shubham worked together about a year ago. Shubham was the driver of a private school bus while Anita worked as an attendant. They were reportedly in a relationship.
Preliminary investigation suggests that Shubham suspected Anita was involved with someone else after she left the school bus job. Anita was the sole breadwinner of her family. After her husband left her and moved to Amravati district, she lived with her brother and young daughter.
