Dhanya, 23, was hacked to death in Tamil Nadu allegedly by a man she had rejected.

Highlights The woman was hacked to death at her house in Coimbatore.

She was allegedly killed by a man she had turned down.

The man has not been arrested yet as he's in the ICU.

A 23-year-old old woman was hacked to death at her house in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore on Wednesday night allegedly by a man she had turned down.S Dhanya, who was already engaged to be married, was alone at home when Zahir allegedly entered through the rear door of the house and attacked her with a sickle after she refused her advances. Her parents had gone out for shopping and had locked the front door, police said.The 27-year-old accused allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison after killing Dhanya. He has been admitted to an ICU ward of a hospital in Palakkad.Police said that the accused, a mill worker, was a family friend and had known Dhanya for over a year. However, Dhanya's parents rejected his proposal of marrying their daughter."We've registered a case of murder. We have not arrested him yet as he's in the ICU (intensive care unit)".

Last month, a 24-year-old teacher, N Francina was clubbed to death inside a church in Tamil Nadu's Tuticorin. The man who attacked her was found hanging at his home hours later.In a similar incident this year, 24-year-old Swathi, employed with software giant Infosys, was hacked to death around 6.30 am on June 24 while waiting to board a train at Nungambakkam Railway Station to her workplace on the city outskirts.