Woman injured in knife attack in Manipur

A 46-year-old woman has been injured in a knife attack in Thoubal district of Manipur following which a hunt has been launched to nab the accused, police said.

The woman was admitted to a private hospital here and she was now stated to be out of danger.

A knife, blood-soaked towel and a shirt have been seized from Charangpat Mamang area, where the woman was attacked on Monday, police said.

The man had attacked her slashing her face, and head multiple times with a knife.

Superintendent of police (Thoubal) S Ibomcha told PTI that the items were recovered from the incident site on Tuesday.

"Prima facie it appears that sexual assault was the objective behind the attack," he said.