Mumbai, July 3: A 27-year-old woman warded off the knife attack by her husband on Virar railway station bridge near Mumbai on Wednesday and managed to save her life thanks to the timely intervention of bystanders, leading to the arrest of the attacker.

The accused, identified as Shiva Bhim Sharma, was overpowered and handed over to the Government Railway Police, an official said. The victim, Vishila Sharma, was on her way to work in the morning when her husband gagged her from behind and stabbed her in the neck with a knife. Mumbai: Man Stabs Wife to Death in Front of Sons After Heated Argument over Dinner in Shimla Nagar Slum, His Mother Arrested; Accused Absconding.

"The woman held the knife with her hands and started screaming, causing Sharma to panic. He pulled back the knife, injuring his wife's fingers. Meanwhile, people rushed to the woman's aid and overpowered her husband," the official said. Mumbai Shocker: 13-Year-Old Boy Stabs Schoolmate Four Times With Knife in Sakinaka on Pretext of Resolving Dispute, Booked.

The accused was arrested under section 109 (Attempt to murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Police are investigating the motive behind the attack, the official added. Earlier in June, a 20-year-old woman was stabbed to death by her boyfriend even as bystanders watched the incident but didn't intervene.