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Mumbai man gets 10 years for stabbing woman who rejected proposal
A Mumbai sessions court on Thursday sentenced 36-year-old salesman Anil Babar to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for attempting to murder a woman who rejected his marriage proposal and attacking a police constable…
The Story in Brief
A Mumbai sessions court on Thursday sentenced 36-year-old salesman Anil Babar to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment for attempting to murder a woman who rejected his marriage proposal and attacking a police constable who intervened. The court also gave him three years for stalking, five years for causing grievous hurt to a public servant, and other concurrent sentences. The attack occurred on May 4, 2022, in Wadala East. Babar, who had stalked the woman for months despite police complaints, stabbed her in the abdomen, back and arm. Constable Mayur Patil was slashed on the hand while trying to stop the assault. Both victims required surgery and prolonged hospitalisation.
The Indian Opinion
The judge rightly rejected the narrative that 'one-sided love' or 'depression from failure' excuses attempted murder. Stalking, assaulting a woman, and slashing a police constable’s hand are not symptoms of heartbreak, they are crimes. Yet some sections still frame such attackers as victims of their own feelings rather than perpetrators of violence. The court’s firm language on consent and human dignity sets a necessary precedent. The real test now: will this sentence make men think twice before they pick up a knife after a 'no'?
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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