Colleague kills woman in Mohali office, attempts suicide

A woman was stabbed to death inside her office in Mohali, Punjab, on Thursday evening in an attack allegedly carried out by a former partner who was also her colleague. The accused then attempted to take his own life and remains hospitalized in critical condition.

The victim has been identified as Dimple, a 30-year-old resident of Patiala. The accused is Harvinder Mann, also known as Harry, aged 39. Both were employed at SRP Logistics Limited, a packers and movers company located in Phase 11, Mohali, where they had worked together for approximately three years.

According to police, the two had been in a romantic relationship that ended about six months ago. Preliminary investigations indicate Mann had struggled to accept the breakup and had repeatedly attempted to reconcile, which Dimple had rejected. Officials said an argument erupted between the two at her workstation on Thursday evening, which escalated into violence.

The attack occurred around 6:30 p.m. and was captured by the office’s internal CCTV system. Footage shows Mann entering the office with a knife and attacking Dimple as she worked at her desk. Despite attempts by several coworkers to intervene, the assault...