A girl was critically injured in an attack by a stalker in Hyderabad on Tuesday night, police said. The victim, a techie working in an IT company in Gachibowli, was attacked with a knife by a youth at her house in Hydershah Kote in Narsangi. Locals caught the stalker who was trying to escape after stabbing the girl and handed him over to police.

The accused was identified as Farooq Salman, who was working in a saloon in the same area. The victim's family alleged that he had been harassing the girl to force her into a relationship. The victim's father had reportedly complained to SHE team of Cyberabad Police about the accused.