Man Kills Himself After Attacking A Girl With A Knife For Rejecting His Proposal

An Indian man has allegedly killed himself a month after he viciously attacked a girl he was courting with a knife for rejecting his proposal. The incident happened in Hyderabad, India on Tuesday, Nov. 30.

The accused, identified as B Prem Singh, 21, was reportedly infatuated with his assault victim, a student of architecture. However, when the girl rejected his proposal, Singh allegedly barged into her house and attacked her with a knife on Oct. 27.

The assailant managed to slit the victim's arms and wrist with a knife before she could shout for help. Her neighbors eventually heard the signs of a commotion, rushed to the scene, and restrained the unstable Singh. He was subsequently arrested by the police after the violent incident.

The civilians handed Singh over to the police and a case of attempted murder was registered against him under section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

The girl rejected Singh's claims that she was in a relationship with her attacker. She said that she had rejected his proposal and had cut all contact with him, speculating that this might have provoked him to assault her.

Following the incident, Singh reportedly got out on bail and had been residing at his house in Jeedimetla.

A month after the confrontation, however, Singh, who was still upset over the rejection, allegedly killed himself by hanging a noose from a ceiling fan, the Siasat Daily reported. On Tuesday, Nov. 30, Singh's family members forced opened the door to his room and found him hanging limp from a fan.

“Singh had been released on bail and was residing at his house in Jeedimetla, where the incident took place,” the police said.

In a similar but unrelated incident, a man reportedly stabbed his girlfriend at least 18 times and left her in a pool of her own blood after the victim refused to marry him in Hyderabad, India on Nov. 10, Latin Times reported.

The accused, identified as Basavaraj, and the victim, Sirisha, were reportedly in a relationship. However, when Basavaraj expressed his desire to marry the victim some two months ago, Sirisha refused his proposal and went on to get engaged to another man named Shridhar.

Basavaraj, in a fit of anger, allegedly walked over to the victim's residence in Hastinapuram and stabbed her about 18 times before leaving her in a pool of her own blood.

The accused has been arrested by the officers and remains under police custody.