Woman stabbed to death by live-in partner

A 25-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her live-in partner at Champahati in South 24 Parganas district, police said on Monday. The accused, who fled from the spot after committing the crime on Sunday, was arrested from Sonarpur area in the district 24 hours later. He allegedly killed the woman, who hailed from Nadia district and was married to someone there, inside their rented accommodation following a quarrel over some issue, police said.

A 25-year-old woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her live-in partner at Champahati in South 24 Parganas district, police said on Monday. The accused, who fled from the spot after committing the crime on Sunday, was arrested from Sonarpur area in the district 24 hours later.

He allegedly killed the woman, who hailed from Nadia district and was married to someone there, inside their rented accommodation following a quarrel over some issue, police said. They were living there for around one and a half years.

Alerted by her screams, local people took her to a hospital where she was declared brought dead..