Hyderabad, April 10 -- In a significant development in the HIV injection assault case that shocked Hyderabad last month, the young woman who was allegedly attacked by her former fiance has died by suicide on Friday, April 10.

According to police, the incident occurred within the limits of the Pocharam IT Corridor Police Station in Medchal district. The woman reportedly ended her life at her residence. Her body has been shifted to Gandhi Hospital for post-mortem examination.

Case details

The case dates back to March 11, when the accused, identified as Manohar, allegedly forced an injection of his HIV-infected blood into the woman after she refused to go ahead with their marriage upon learning about his HIV-positive status.

Following th...