Nagpur: Girl stabbed by stalker dies after four days

CHANDRAPUR: The 17-year-old girl, who was stabbed by a stalker near Mahakali temple here on September 9, breathed her last on Monday. The girl’s death sparked outrage against the cops as they had failed to act against the stalker Prafulla Atram (30) even after a complaint was lodged with Ramnagar police.
The victim was a nurse at a private hospital in the city. Accused Atram, a labourer, had intercepted the girl while she was returning home with a friend on September 9, and stabbed her multiple times with knife.
City police had admitted the girl in Chandrapur GMCH and had arrested the accused Atram, who is learnt to be married, within hours of the incident.
The victim’s kin expressed anguish over the police inaction as the girl had filed a complaint with Ramnagar police on September 1 against Atram after he abused her at workplace and threatened. The cops had registered only a non-cognizable offence.
“Had the cops acted promptly and reined in the accused, the stabbing incident could have been averted and the girl would have been alive,” said the relatives. Tempers ran high for some time when the girl’s body was brought home.