Kota (Rajasthan) Oct 6 (PTI) A man stabbed a woman to death here on Friday over the suspicion that she helped his sister elope with a youth, police said.

The incident took place in Bhoi Mohalla in the Gumanpura police station area when Kamlesh Kumawat (35), who worked as a domestic help, was returning home after work. The accused, Veeru Bhoi (35), has been detained, they said.

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Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bhawani Singh said Bhoi suspected that Kumawat had aided his sister in eloping with a man four months ago and wanted revenge.

When Kumawat was walking back home on Friday evening, Bhoi stabbed her multiple times in the neck with a knife. She was bleeding profusely and collapsed on the road, the DSP said.

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The victim was rushed to a private hospital, where she was declared brought dead. The body has been kept in a mortuary for post-mortem examination, he said.

Bhoi has been booked under Section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code and detained for questioning, the DSP said.

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