Borivali knife attack: Mother injured trying to save son from enraged neighbour

The accused, who tried to flee after the violent confrontation. PIC/BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

A 50-year-old woman was seriously injured while trying to protect her 25-year-old son during a brutal knife attack at the Bheem Nagar area of Borivli West late on Wednesday night. The accused, a 28-year-old BEST bus driver, was enraged after spotting the woman's son speaking with his sister.

The accused often saw 50-year-old Sunita Salve's 25-year-old son sitting in front of his house and occasionally talking to his sister

In a fit of anger, the accused, who lives in the same locality as the woman and her son, stormed over to the victim's house, knocked on the door and allegedly began hurling abuses. When the youth and his mother, identified as Sunita Salve, stepped outside, the accused launched into a knife attack, seeking to stab the man's stomach.

Enraged about this, he warned the woman and her son a few days ago, and a heated argument ensued

In a desperate attempt to protect her son, Salve intervened and tried to grab the weapon. The knife slashed her palm, severing a vein between her thumb and index finger. Bleeding profusely, she was rushed to Nair Hospital by her son and neighbours, where she is undergoing treatment.

On Wednesday, the accused once again saw the youth talking to his sister and lost his temper once again. He went to Salve's house and began banging on the door and repeatedly kicking it as well. Salve and her son came out of the house

An officer from Borivli police station confirmed that a case had been registered under the attempt-to-murder charge based on Salve's complaint. "The accused had warned the 25-year-old and his mother after noticing the former talking to his sister on several occasions. A verbal altercation had taken place a few days ago," said the officer.

In a fit of rage, the accused attacked the man with a knife. As he was about to stab him in the stomach, the woman put out her hand to stop him and the knife slashed her palm. Illustrations/Uday Mohite

After the Borivli police were informed about the violence, Assistant Police Inspector Devidas Gajre and others, including PSI Indrajeet Patil, along with his detection team, reached the scene soon after the incident. The accused, who had fled after the confrontation, was tracked down and arrested in the early hours of Thursday.

"The arrested accused was produced before the Borivli metropolitan magistrate court. He was remanded in police custody for two days," said Senior Inspector Maloji Shinde of the Borivli police station.