Marriage proposal cancelled: HIV-positive man injects infected blood into woman in Hyderabad

NEW DELHI: A 24-year-old man allegedly injected HIV-infected blood into a 22-year-old woman in Hyderabad after her family cancelled their planned wedding when he tested positive for the virus, police said on Saturday.The incident took place on March 11 at the woman’s house. Police said the accused forcibly administered HIV-infected blood to the victim.According to investigators, the accused and the woman are relatives and their families had initially agreed to their marriage.However, the woman’s parents decided to have the man medically tested in September last year after learning that his parents were already affected with HIV."As he (the man) was found HIV positive during the check-up, the woman's father cancelled his daughter's marriage with him," a police official said, adding the accused resorted to the act thinking that she would marry him and would stay with him forever.Following a complaint lodged by the woman’s father, police registered a case at the Pocharam IT Corridor police station against the accused on charges of attempt to murder.Police said the accused has been apprehended and further investigation is underway.The woman has been admitted to a hospital for treatment.