Overview
- The woman was found hanging at her grandmother’s home on Friday in Telangana’s Medchal-Malkajgiri district, police said.
- Investigators say a male relative allegedly injected his own HIV-positive blood into her at her Hyderabad residence on March 11 after her family canceled a proposed marriage following his positive test.
- Police arrested the accused, identified as Manohar, on March 15 and initially booked him for attempted murder under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, India’s new criminal code.
- Following Friday’s death, police said they will move to add Section 306, which covers abetment to suicide, as the investigation continues.
- A note recovered at the scene cited distress over online attention to the case, according to police, who have not confirmed whether the attack led to HIV transmission.