Man attacks Hyderabad woman techie with knife for rejecting marriage proposal

A woman software engineer was injured when a man allegedly attacked her using a knife at her residence here, for turning down his marriage proposal, police said. She has been admitted to a city hospital with multiple cut injuries and was out of danger, they said.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening. The woman's mother, who rushed to the rescue of her daughter, suffered minor injuries.

The assailant, who works in a prominent beauty and hairstyling salon, was known to the woman for about two years. The woman's refusal to marry him appeared to be the primary reason for the attack, police said, adding further investigation was on.