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Bengaluru woman constable stabbed by suspectAccused Sheikh Sharif, 25, was recently arrested for murder and attempt-to-murder and was released on bail
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A woman head constable who went to track and arrest a murder suspect as part of a police party from HAL station has been stabbed by the accused.

Accused Sheikh Sharif, 25, was recently arrested for murder and attempt-to-murder and was released on bail. Later, Sharif began abstaining from court proceedings.

Acting on a tipoff, a team from HAL police station rushed to arrest Sharif, who stabbed the 45-year-old head constable Vinutha with a dagger, but her colleague overpowered and arrested Sharif. Vinutha was treated at a hospital as an outpatient.

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(Published 18 August 2022, 00:57 IST)