Visakhapatnam:The Andhra Pradesh police detained a 17-year-old girl, who attempted to stab her father to death after he found that she had stolen Rs 2 lakhs cash and 80 gms of gold ornaments for her boyfriend from their house. The minor was enticed by a 17-year-old boy and the boy said that he would marry the girl. The boy asked the girl to steal money from her parents, but after her father found it, she tried to stab him when he was fast asleep on Friday night, but he managed to escape and sustained a severe stab injury on his back, said Circle Inspector Srinivasa Rao.
The girl's father, a resident of the Sankara Matam area of Akkayapalem, on Saturday, lodged a complaint with the police against his daughter and alleged her cheating and theft. The police detained the minor and also registered a case against her while the police also said that the minor will be shifted to the juvenile home.