<p>Rajappa, who was rushed to Mallya hospital after he stabbed himself, was operated upon yesterday.<br /><br />"He is quite stable and we will be observing him for 48 hours," hospital officials said.<br />Rajappa had sent shockwaves across the legal fraternity when he stabbed to death 25-year-old lawyer J S Naveena in the High Court premises yesterday for spurning his marriage proposal.<br /><br />After the incident, Rajappa locked himself in a toilet and slit his throat after consuming poison.<br /><br />Lawyers and litigants then broke open the toilet door, pulled out Rajappa and handed him over to police, who rushed him to the hospital.<br /><br />According to police, the accused and the victim were colleagues and worked under a senior Mangalore-based advocate.</p>
<p>Rajappa, who was rushed to Mallya hospital after he stabbed himself, was operated upon yesterday.<br /><br />"He is quite stable and we will be observing him for 48 hours," hospital officials said.<br />Rajappa had sent shockwaves across the legal fraternity when he stabbed to death 25-year-old lawyer J S Naveena in the High Court premises yesterday for spurning his marriage proposal.<br /><br />After the incident, Rajappa locked himself in a toilet and slit his throat after consuming poison.<br /><br />Lawyers and litigants then broke open the toilet door, pulled out Rajappa and handed him over to police, who rushed him to the hospital.<br /><br />According to police, the accused and the victim were colleagues and worked under a senior Mangalore-based advocate.</p>