Mangaluru : A youth stabbed a girl student and tried to kill self at Bagambila near Deralakatte on Friday, June 28.

It is said, the young man named Sushanth (22) came by bike and stabbed the girl student Diksha (20) and then attempted kill himself.

Both have been shifted to a KS Hegde Hospital Deralakatte.

Deeksha was pursuing her MBA in Karkala. Preliminary investigation shows that it is a case of a relationship gone sour, said police sources. Sushanth, who planned the attack, arrived near Deeksha’s house around 5 pm on Friday.

When she was walking on the road, Sushanth stabbed her 12 times. When he tried to escape from the spot, people gathered in large numbers and stopped him. He then tried to take his own life by slitting his throat. A case has been registered at the Ullal police station in this regard, and an investigation is on.

Ullal police have reached the spot and are investigating.