IT engineer Amitkumar Sharma (24) was yesterday booked on charges of attempting to murder his childhood friend from Patna, Infosys employee Niharika Gopal Prasad (24), and later attempting suicide in front of the Sushila girls' hostel in Sadashiv Peth on Sunday evening.

The Dattawadi police recorded Prasad's statement, on the basis of which they registered a case under Section 307 (attempt to murder) and 309 (attempt to commit suicide) of the Indian Penal Code against Sharma. The police said Sharma was angered by Prasad's refusal to enter into any sort of romantic relationship with him.