LUCKNOW, June 28 -- A 23-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed in full public view and a passerby injured while trying to save her in a brazen knife attack in the Manak Nagar area late on Friday, sending shockwaves across the locality after the incident surfaced in a viral video. The attack took place around 11.30pm near the RDSO Officers' Club as Shalini Mishra was returning to her rented accommodation in Mehdi Khera from Alambagh. According to the FIR, the main accused, Vikas Yadav, 28, of the same locality, intercepted her, hurled abuses and allegedly assaulted her before stabbing her in the waist. Eyewitnesses said the assault unfolded within seconds. When a passerby attempted to rescue the woman, the accused allegedly attacked him as well with a knife, injuring him before trying to flee the spot. Shalini, in her complaint, alleged that Vikas was accompanied by his brother Shiva Yadav and two unidentified associates. The group allegedly threatened her with dire consequences and fled after the attack, triggering panic on the busy stretch as bystanders gathered and recorded the aftermath. Police reached the spot promptly and rushed both injured to hospital, where their condition is stated to be stable. Based on the victim's complaint, an FIR was registered against four accused. Station officer AK Singh said the main accused has been detained. "Preliminary findings suggest the victim and accused knew each other, pointing towards a personal dispute. The exact motive and role of each accused are being established," he said. Investigators are scanning CCTV footage. htc...