Hyderabad techie attacked with knife for rejecting marriage proposal

Hyderabad: A 22-year-old software engineer has been hospitalized in Hyderabad with grievous injuries after her throat was slit by a man for refusing to marry him.

The incident occurred late Tuesday night in Puppalaguda under the limits of Narsingi police station.

According to police, Ganesh, who works as a food delivery boy, wanted to marry the victim, who happens to be his relative.

However, the girl who hails from Piduguralla in Palnadu district of Andhra Pradesh, had rejected his proposal.

The girl was working in a company in Hyderabad and resided at a hostel in Gachibowli area.