The accused is absconding at present and police investigation is underway. (Picture for representation: IANS)

A woman techie was found in an unconscious state after her friend allegedly tried to rape her at her flat in Telangana's Hyderabad.

The young woman was found unconscious when her elder sister returned to their home in Nizampet municipality in Bachupally police limits of Cyberabad. The techie's sister then took her to the hospital.

The accused, identified as Jayal Chand, befriended the woman through a matrimonial site for a marriage proposal for her elder sister.

He allegedly attempted to her rape her, locked her inside the house in an unconscious state and fled from the spot.

The accused is absconding at present and police investigation is underway.

This comes at a time when the state is in the spotlight for the recent rape and murder of a woman veterinarian which sparked national outrage.

The veterinarian, whose charred body was found on the outskirts of Hyderabad, was raped before being killed by the four accused, all lorry workers, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Thursday night.