Kerala man slashes a woman with knife in a bank mistaking her for former wife

New Delhi, November 16

In a case of mistaken identity due to wearing a face mask, a man slashed a woman mistaking her for his former wife.

The incident occurred at a cooperative bank in Kozhikode district. The man identified as Biju of Nanmanda in Kozhikode district barged into the bank, took out a knife and slashed the woman thinking she was his former wife. However, she was another staff member of the bank.  

The police stated that while the woman who was attacked was sitting in the chair where his former wife usually sat. 

Biju had separated from his wife almost two years back. The injured woman is being treated at the Kozhikode Medical College and her condition was said to be stable.