{
  "id": 16917744,
  "title": "West Bengal's Siliguri Teacher Stabbed Multiple Times By Alleged Former Lover During Morning Walk, Accused Attempts Suicide",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/west-bengals-siliguri-teacher-stabbed-multiple-times-by-alleged",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T14:45:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/west-bengals-siliguri-teacher-stabbed-multiple-times-by-alleged-former-lover-during-morning-walk-accused-attempts-suicide"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Wednesday morning in Siliguri, West Bengal, a private school teacher named Shiuli Dutta was critically injured after being stabbed multiple times by a man believed to be her ex-lover, Sajal Das. Prosecutors allege that the attacker followed Dutta for a short distance before attacking her with a knife, causing injuries to her face and neck. In an apparent suicide attempt, the accused stabbed himself with the same knife, reportedly after cutting off Dutta's hair and throwing it on the ground. As witnesses attempted to intervene, the attacker also threatened and attacked them. The injured woman and the accused were later rescued by police and taken to Siliguri District Hospital, where the woman's condition is now stable. According to locals, the pair had a past relationship that reportedly ended recently, and the victim's brother had previously filed complaints against the accused for harassment. Police are now investigating the incident.",
  "summary": "Kolkata, Oct 28: A private school teacher was critically injured after she was stabbed multiple times by a man said to be her former lover in West Bengal's Siliguri on Wednesday morning. The accused later allegedly consumed poison and stabbed himself in an apparent suicide attempt, police said. The injured teacher has been identified as Shiuli Dutta. She works as a private teacher in Siliguri. On…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}