Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur (SP)
Kundapur, Mar 31: With reference to stabbing of a couple from Basrur near here employed at Munich and residing at Augsburg, Munich by an immigrant, the condition of the wife, Smitha Basrur (40), continues to be critical. Her husband, B V Prashanth (51), who was also working in the same company as his wife, had died of stab injuries on the spot near the couple's residence. Prashanth, who was of Hosanagar, Shivamogga district origin, has constructed a house for his family in the town.
The couple residing at Augsburg had been granted German citizenship last year. It is said that the assailant suddenly launched the attack when the couple was getting down the stairs of their residence on Friday. Srinivas, a relative of Prashanth, said that the doctors of the hospital where the lady is being treated expect Smitha's recovery to take about three weeks.
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Prashanth, an engineering graduate, was employed at Munich since the last many years. The couple has two children, Sakshi (15) and Shlok (10). Prashanth's mother, Vinaya, currently lives in the house acquired by Prashanth 13 years ago in the town.
The family members and those who are close to the couple here are shocked at this sudden incident. They are consulting various sources about the way they have to move further in the case now. It is said that they are awaiting advice from the Indian embassy as they have to conform to laws and regulations prevalent in Germany. In all likelihood, once they get clear guidelines from the embassy, Smitha's parents and Prashanth's mother will go to Germany to do the needful.
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It is said that the attacker, who is of Guinea origin, stays in the residential complex where the couple stayed. He had an altercation with the couple at around 7 pm on Friday, it is said. After the quarrel escalated, the assailant suddenly took out a knife and attacked the couple, it is learnt. The neighbours who saw the horrifying scene of the profusely bleeding couple having collapsed on the floor, called the police. The attacker did not resist when the police came and took him into custody. Prashanth, who suffered injuries to various body parts including his head, lost his life on the spot.