Man attacks woman, attempts suicide in Hyderabad

A man allegedly attacked and injured his woman friend at a lodge here Tuesday and later attempted to kill himself, police said.

Both of them, aged 22-23, were shifted to a hospital by the lodge staff, a senior police official told PTI.

A case under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder) was registered against the man, he said.

The man is a native of Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh while the woman is from Meerpet.

They were attending coaching classes for bank and other competitive exams at a coaching centre here, the official said.

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

"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," the official said.

After hearing the woman's cries, the lodge staff intervened and admitted them to hospital, police said, adding both were undergoing treatment.