Chennai man attacks girlfriend at Kolkata guesthouse

The man allegedly assaulted the woman with a knife; he is now in police custody.

Another alleged attempt to murder case has made the headlines, where a Chennai man attacked his girlfriend at a Kolkata guesthouse. The woman was allegedly attacked with a knife by her boyfriend in Kolkata, West Bengal, on Sunday.

Her girlfriend was attacked by her boyfriend with a knife.

The woman who was allegedly attacked with a knife by his boyfriend in Kolkata has suffered injuries to her shoulder and was bleeding profusely, following which she was taken to NRS Hospital. The victim is said to be a 38-year-old woman from North 24 Parganas and is currently under treatment at the hospital. The accused has been identified as 40-year-old Pradeep Kumar Selvaraj, a resident of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and has been arrested, police said.

More on the knife attack on a woman in Kolkata.

The knife attack at the Kolkata guesthouse left the woman bleeding profusely from the shoulder, following which she was taken to NRS Hospital for medical treatment. Police was quoted saying, “On 28 December 2025, at about 16:15 hours, information was received regarding an assault at “P.P.’s Nest” Guest House, located at B.B. Ganguly Street, Kolkata– 12, under Muchipara PS. It was reported that a boarder staying in Room No. 412 had assaulted his girlfriend with a knife, causing profuse bleeding from her shoulder.” While the probe in the case is underway, the motive behind the knife attack is yet not known.

A few days ago, a 21-year-old woman was assaulted by a man in Bengaluru whom she had befriended on Instagram in September, as per a report by TOI. The woman alleged that the accused then started forcing her to accept his proposal. Miffed by repeated rejection, he started stalking her, and on December 22, he confronted the woman. He was caught on camera as he hit the woman on head a neck. She alleged the accused tried to tear her clothes during the attack. He was arrested after the woman reached out to the police.