Eyewitnesses said that in the incident, which occurred around 7 pm, an unknown young man attacked a woman standing on the sidewalk from behind.
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A woman was stabbed to death at the Sahib Chowk in Pokhara on Wednesday evening. Eyewitnesses said that an unknown youth attacked the woman standing on the roadside from behind in the incident that took place at around 7 pm.
The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Sirjana Poudel Chhetri, a resident of Malepatan, Pokhara-5, according to police. The woman, who was standing on the right side of the road from Sahib Chowk to Shivalay Chowk in Pokhara-8, was suddenly stabbed. She collapsed screaming after being stabbed. She was taken to Gandaki Medical College for treatment and declared dead by doctors. The youth reportedly fled on a motorcycle after the attack.
DSP Hari Bahadur Basnet, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Kaski, said that the search for the person involved in the incident has been intensified. Police said that further investigation into the incident is underway.
