Pregnant Indian woman, working as nurse, stabbed to death in Oman

Pic Courtesy - Facebook/Chikku Robert

Delhi: In a tragic news, a pregnant Indian woman working as a nurse in Oman was found dead in her apartment, according to a media report.

Hindustan Times quoted Times of Oman​ as saying that Chikku Robert, who hailed from Kerala, was found with at least a dozen stab wounds on her body.

Robert and her husband were working at Badr Al Samaa hospital in Salalah city, the capital of Dhofar province.

They had married four months ago.

“She was found dead in her apartment yesterday. She was supposed to be on duty by 10 pm. As she didn’t turn up to duty, her husband went to the apartment only to find her lying dead,” Manpreet Singh, the honorary Indian consular agent in Salalah, was quoted as saying.

“Investigation is on, police have sealed the area and the body is kept in Sultan Qaboos Hospital,” he added.

KO Devassy, the group marketing manager of Badr Al Samaa hospital, was also quoted as saying, "It’s sad news. We are waiting for updates."