Man stabs woman employee of travel agency in Kochi over visa delay
Kochi (PTI): A man allegedly stabbed, in the neck, a woman employee of a travel agency here on Tuesday over a dispute regarding a delay in the processing of his visa to travel abroad.
The man was subsequently taken into custody by the police and is being questioned, an officer of Ernakulam South police station said.
The woman was admitted in the ICU of a nearby hospital and her health condition is presently stable, he said.
The incident occurred after 11.30 AM when the man reached the travel agency to enquire about the status of his visa, police said.
He was allegedly carrying a knife with the intention to attack the travel agency owner, police said.
When the woman employee told him the owner was not there, he stabbed her in the neck, police claimed.
The accused had paid some money to the travel agency for his visa and delay over the same appears to be the reason for the incident, police said.
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Rajsthan Royals beat Punjab Kings by 6 wickets
Mullanpur (PTI): Rajasthan Royals defeated Punjab Kings by six wickets in their Indian Premier League match here on Tuesday.
Invited to bat, opener Prabhsimran Singh scored 59 up front while Marcus Stoinis provided the final flourish with an unbeaten 62 off 22 balls as Punjab Kings posted 222 for 4.
The Royals then put up a collective batting effort to overhaul the target with four balls to spare.
Earlier, leg spinner Yash Punja picked up two wickets for the visitors.
Brief Scores:
Punjab Kings: 222 for 4 in 20 overs (Prabhsimran Singh 59, Marcus Stoinis 62 not out; Yash Punja 2/41).
Rajasthan Royals: 228 for 4 in 19.2 overs (Yashasvi Jasiwal 51, Donovan Ferreira 52 not out; Yuzvendra Chahal 3/36)
