Boy stabs girl to death, attempts suicide

An 18-year-old girl was stabbed to death by a boy on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district.

Police said the victim was stabbed several times. She was declared dead in a hospital.

The attacker, identified as Mudasir, tried to commit suicide by stabbing himself. He has been shifted to a hospital in a critical condition, a police officer said.

Police sources said a failed love angle could have led to the crime.

--IANS

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