50-year-old Bhopal man attacks live-in partner, kills self assuming her dead
The man has been identified as Laxman Prasad Richharia, who was a driver by profession. According to the police, he had been living with a woman from his neighbourhood since after his wife's death about five years ago.
A 50-year-old man allegedly died of suicide in Bhopal on Sunday after attacking his live-in partner with a hammer. He took the extreme step assuming that his lover had died from the assault, the police said. However, the woman actually survived the attack and is being treated for the severe injuries she sustained.
The deceased has been identified as Laxman Prasad Richharia, who was a driver by profession. According to the police, he had been living with a woman from his neighbourhood since after his wife's death about five years ago.
A domestic dispute among the live-in couple is prima facie suspected to be the reason behind the deadly episode. Laxman had doubts about the character of his partner, who has been estranged from her husband for a very long time, the police said.
They said that the suspicion led to frequent fights between the couple. The police suspect that the dispute led to the assault on the woman. Believing that she had died from the blunt blow, Laxman inflicted knife injuries on himself.
Upon receiving information about the incident, the police arrived at the couple's home and rushed them both to a hospital, where the doctors declared the man dead.
The woman, on the other hand, survived with a serious head injury, for which she is currently receiving treatment. She was initially admitted to a private hospital, from where she was referred to the government-run Hamidia hospital.