‘Blade Man’ in Uttar Pradesh: On Advice of Shrine Cleric, Man Attacks Women With Surgical Blade in Bareilly, Arrested
The accused, identified as Mohammed Sajjad, revealed during interrogation that he had been advised by a cleric at a local shrine to "attack women to improve his situation and get rid of his troubles".
Bareilly, April 20: A 42-year-old man, who had created a terror in the city by attacking women with a surgical blade, has been arrested after his girlfriend lodged a rape complaint against him. Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Manager Beaten to Death on Boss’ Orders for 'Theft' in Shahjahanpur, Video of Assault Goes Viral.
The accused, identified as Mohammed Sajjad, revealed during interrogation that he had been advised by a cleric at a local shrine to "attack women to improve his situation and get rid of his troubles". Uttar Pradesh Shocker: Two Infants Injured After Four Accused Set Gang Rape Survivor’s House on Fire in Unnao.
SP (city) Rahul Bhati said, "Over the past 15 days, four women had fallen victim to the 'blade man' in the city. Three cases were registered in the Quila area and one in the Prem Nagar area. Multiple teams were deployed in the area and CCTV cameras scanned to identify the culprit." He said that no complaint had been lodged against the cleric yet.
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