Hyderabad, June 26 -- A 19-year-old woman fell to her death after being allegedly pushed off the terrace of her house in Delhi by a man whose marriage proposal she had rejected.

The incident occurred on June 24. Neha's family had good relations with Taufiq-Ur-Rehman, a 30-year-old daily wage labourer from the Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh.

However, things turned sour after Taufiq started making advances and proposed marriage to Neha, which she flatly refused. Her family alleged he had been harassing her for months.

Recounting the day of the incident, Neha's father, a private security guard, said he heard a scream from the terrace. "She had gone to turn the water pump. Minutes later, I heard her scream," he was quoted by the Hindustan...