Hyderabad: Man attacks female friend, attempts suicide

A man attacked his female friend and later attempted to kill himself at a lodge in Telangana's Hyderabad. A case has been registered against him under section 307 of IPC.

Hyderabad: A man allegedly attacked and injured his female friend at a lodge in Telangana's Hyderabad on Tuesday and later attempted to kill himself. Both of them, aged between 22-23, were shifted to a hospital by the lodge staff.

A case under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder) has been registered against the man.

The man is a native of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh while the woman is from Meerpet. They used to attend coaching classes for bank and other competitive exams at a coaching centre in the city.

On Tuesday, the man had booked a room in the lodge and called his woman friend.

"She went to the room and after some time there was an altercation between them. We do not know the exact reasons. The man then attacked her with a knife and tried to slit her throat and later attempted to cut his wrist," a police official said.

After hearing the woman's cries, the lodge staff intervened and admitted them to a hospital where both are undergoing treatment.