Meerut, June 3 -- Twenty-year-old Saira was stabbed by a stalker 40 times with a screwdriver, in a maize field, in Moradabad district on Saturday. The accused, Mohammad Rafi, a chicken meat seller from the same village, has been arrested and sent to jail following a swift police investigation.

The tragedy unfolded when Saira, who had gone to the nearby forest to cut grass, called Rafi and asked him to meet her in a maize field located around 200 meters from her house.

According to the police, the two got into a heated exchange during which Saira slapped Rafi. Enraged, Rafi allegedly strangled her with her own stole until she lost consciousness. He then launched a frenzied attack using a screwdriver, stabbing her multiple times in the ne...