Jilted lover stabs Kannada actress Soumya Gowda 13 times

Soumya Gowda, 23, an actress, was stabbed by her lover, Rahul alias Anil, 26, in her house in Judicial Layout on Tuesday.

At noon, Anil stabbed Soumya 13 times. She was rushed to Baptist Hospital. Doctors said that she was out of danger.

“But she needs to be under observation for three days. Her injuries are critical. If she was not brought in time, she would have died,” said Dr Naveen Thomas of Baptist Hospital.

Anil inflicted knife wounds on himself, but was discharged from the hospital. He was later arrested.

Anil and Soumya were in a relationship since 2009. The two initially began speaking to each other over telephone and later started staying together in a house in Judicial Layout. Soumya had another house in Laggere.

Earlier, Anil was a constable in the District Armed Reserved (DAR) in Kodagu and was dismissed, said DCP (north east) Ravikanthe Gowda. He is already married and has children too. He abandoned his family to stay with Soumya. She was not aware of his family’s existence, said the police.

Recently, Soumya asked Anil if he was in a relationship with another woman. They had several quarrels over this issue and finally they separated.

Meanwhile, Anil’s wife learned about her husband’s affair. She came to Bangalore and confronted Soumya at the latter’s house and warned her to cut her ties with Anil.

As a result, Soumya did not meet Anil for a few weeks. However, Anil called Soumya and began blackmailing her. Anil threatened to make public the nature of their relationship.

On Tuesday, Soumya and her friend Naveen, a contractor, met Anil to sort out the differences. But Anil flew into a rage and stabbed her. He also attacked Naveen, who sustained minor injuries.

Soumya has featured in films such as Huduga Hudugi, Enanthiya and Poorva.