HARDOI: A husband in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district allegedly stabbed his wife multiple times while she was praying for his long-life on Karwa Chauth, police said on Friday.

The incident was reported from the Azad Nagar Kotwali location and the said wife has been rushed to the hospital and her condition is said to be critical.

According to reports, during the Karwa Chauth puja, the victim Moni Gupta was hit by her husband Manoj more than a dozen times. As per the Police, the couple's children had gone to a coaching institution at the time of the incident. 

"The accused husband arrived and immediately began stabbing his wife. He gravely hurt her after stabbing her more than a dozen times "police said.  Hearing the victim's cries, the neighbors came to the house, and the accused fled.
The woman was admitted to the medical college as soon as the police were notified, and her condition is said to be critical there. Although the couple has been married for 22 years, the victim's family claims that Manoj has been harassing Moni for some time.

The accused also assaulted her wife three days prior; the woman reported the incident to the police, but nothing was done about it. According to a police official, the precise reason for the crime is yet unknown, and more investigation is being conducted into the matter.

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