Couple accuse each other of attacking with blade, booked

Meerut, Aug 23 (PTI) A man and a woman were found in aguest house here with blade injuries to their necks, with thetwo blaming each other for the attack after an argument. The incident took place yesterday at a guest house inRailway Road police station area where Ajit, a resident ofGhaziabad, had come to meet his lover, police said. The woman has alleged that she was suddenly attacked byAjit when they were talking in the room and he later slashedhis throat as well, a police official said. Meanwhile, Ajit claimed that he was called by the womanat the guest house where she asked him to marry her. He saidhe will talk to his family about the proposal. Hearing this, the woman got furious and attacked him witha blade and later injured herself as well, the official said. The guest house staff informed the police after theyrushed to the room, hearing the woman’s cries for help. The couple was admitted to a hospital, they said. Police have a registered a case of attempted suicideagainst them and an investigation is underway. PTI CORR ASV DVAAR