Techie stabbed for rejecting man's 'proposal' in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: A 22-year-old woman software engineer who allegedly rejected the proposal of a man to enter into a relationship was stabbed by him, police said on Wednesday.
The incident occurred in Puppalguda area and the accused, who is related to the woman, was taken into custody.
The woman was admitted to a hospital, where her condition is said to be stable.
The accused, working as a food delivery boy, picked up the woman on a two-wheeler from her hostel on Tuesday night on the pretext of speaking to her and took her near a hotel.
While they were talking, he expressed interest in having a relationship with her but she rejected the proposal.
The accused suspected that she was in love with another person and in a fit of rage took out a plant cutter from his bag and stabbed her, PTI quoted police as saying.
The woman sustained bleeding injuries on her neck, cheek and hands, police said and added she managed to restrain him.
A police team on patrol noticed the woman with bleeding injuries and shifted her to a hospital.
Police said a case was registered.
With PTI inputs