HYDERABAD: A 24-year-old transport supervisor working with an IT company here has been arrested for allegedly injecting his own HIV-infected blood into a 24-year-old relative after she refused to marry him because of his medical condition. The man has been booked for attempted murder. The incident occurred around 5 pm on March 11 at the woman’s flat in Pocharam IT corridor area when she was alone at home. Police said the man, who is related to her, entered the flat and, as she approached him, suddenly pulled out a syringe from his pocket and jabbed it into her forearm without any provocation. “After emptying the contents of the syringe into her, the accused informed that she was injected with his HIV-infected blood and left the place,” inspector B Raju said. Police said the woman did not immediately inform her family about the incident. She fell ill the next day and developed a high fever, prompting family members to take her to a doctor on the morning of March 13. During the examination, the doctor noticed a dark clot mark on her forearm and questioned her about it. In the presence of her family, the woman revealed that her relative had forcibly injected her with HIV+ blood. The family then approached the police on Friday and lodged a complaint. “We have sent the woman to Gandhi hospital for a medical examination. Doctors told us it would take up to three months for the infection to show in blood tests,” the inspector said. Medipally ACP B Mohan Kumar said the man’s father, an autorickshaw driver, had died of AIDS around 19 years ago, while his mother is also HIV-positive. Police said the accused had contracted the virus at birth. Officials said both the families had supported a marriage between the two until Sept 2025. However, before finalising the alliance, the woman’s family asked the man to undergo a blood test due to his parents’ medical history. “He tested positive for HIV and the woman’s family cancelled the wedding plans. She also started avoiding him,” the ACP said. Police said the accused repeatedly tried to persuade the woman to marry him. “Finally, he decided that if she also gets infected, then her family would not object to their wedding and decided to inject her with his blood,” Kumar said.