A 27-year-old man who stabbed a woman around 13 times here was not able to "cope" after her family rejected his marriage proposal for her and she blocked his phone number, police said on Friday.

The incident took place on Thursday morning in south Delhi's Lado Sarai area. The 23-year-old woman suffered about 13 stab injuries on her face, thighs and fingers, police said and added that doctors have said that she is out of danger.