In a shocking incident, a 22 years old woman in Andhra Pradesh, who was engaged to a man named Ramanaidu in a match arranged by her family against her wishes, allegedly slit his throat after calling him to a surprise date. She took him to an isolated place near her hometown in Anakapalle district. The man who bled severely after the incident, was admitted to a hospital and is now recovering. The incident occurred near Kommalapudi village of Butchayyapeta mandal in Anakapalle district. The police have registered a case against the woman under Section 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), arrested her and sent her to judicial remand.

During the preliminary investigation, the woman confessed to the crime and said that she attacked the man because she didn’t want to get married.
“She said she wanted to remain single, like women who live at ashrams and spend their lives in service of god. She said she wanted to live peacefully and didn’t want to get married. She said she didn’t know what else to do,” DSP (Deputy Superintendent of Police) Sunil Kumar said.
He added that the woman was afraid of expressing her reluctance towards the wedding to Ramunaidu or her own parents, fearing their reaction, and hence resorted to attacking him. “She was depressed after the incident, as she didn’t foresee the consequences,” the DSP said.

Twenty-eight-year old Ramunaidu, who works as a research scholar in CSIR (Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), Hyderabad, hails from Visakhapatnam district. He got engaged to the woman on April 4.
The woman had bought a knife on their way to the hilltop next to Vishwa Santhi Jyothirmayi Ashram near Kommalapudi, where she allegedly slit his throat. Ramunaidu then tied the dupatta around the injury, while the woman began to cry, saying she didn’t want the marriage and was now scared and was having suicidal thoughts. Ramunaidu then took the woman along with him on the scooter, but stopped midway as he felt dizzy because of the bleeding. Passersby then noticed and took him to the hospital, the DSP said.

After she allegedly slit his throat, Ramunaidu said he called 108 but was unable to describe his location properly as he was unfamiliar with the area. He said he then called his relatives, and then started to go down the hill before passersby helped him. The doctor from the hospital where he was admitted told that there were no deep cuts, but because of superficial veins being cut, there was severe bleeding.