Pune: In a shocking incident, a 23-year-old software engineer from Kolkata had been stabbed multiple times when she was seen running on a road in Pune on Friday night, possibly to lose her attacker. She was immediately taken to a nearby hospital where she was declared dead.
Antara Das, a Capgemini employee, was the resident of Sarsuna in Behala. Her father, Debananda Das, reached Pune by late evening on Saturday.
Antara was attacked on a footpath in Talawade, about 22 KM from Pune, around 8:35 PM, when the street lights were off. She ran towards people screaming “Bachao, Bachao” and collided with the motorcyclist.
Satyandra Krushnanand Sinha (36), who was on his way home took the help of a passing car and rushed her to a nearby hospital, but the doctors declared her dead.
“Antara Das was taken to a nearby hospital. However, she was declared dead on arrival,” a senior police officer said.
Sinha later registered a complaint with the police. He told the cops that the attacker was wearing a T-shirt with black and blue stripes. The police are yet to identify the attacker.
According to Dehu Road police, Antara was living in a PG. But on Friday night, she decided to walk to her friend’s place nearby. She left office at 8:25 PM and started marching towards KNB Chowk when she was attacked. She sustained serious injuries on her head and nape of the neck.
This is the fifth incident of a woman techie being killed in Pune by known or unknown attackers. In one of the earlier cases, the assailants are yet to be nabbed.
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