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Man throws acid on estranged wife’s face on eve of third wedding anniversary, arrested
The woman, who suffered burns on her lips and near her eyes, alleged hand of her estranged father in the attack as as he didn't like it "that she had married for love".
A First Information Report (FIR) was filed at Sardarnagar police station at 1.30 am on Saturday on the basis of a complaint by the survivor.
The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Ahmedabad City Police on Saturday said it has arrested the husband of a 28-year-old woman for throwing acid on her face in a drive-by attack on Friday night.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the DCB said that the Crime Branch resolved the acid attack case within 24 hours of the incident.
“In a swift operation, the Crime Branch apprehended the accused, identified as the 30-year-old husband of the victim, a resident of Nikol, Ahmedabad. The accused has been handed over to the local police,” the statement said.
The woman, who suffered burns on her lips and near her eyes, in her police complaint, suspected the hand of her estranged father in the attack as he didn’t like it “that she had married for love”.
Her father is estranged from the rest of the family.
According to the FIR filed at Sardarnagar police station at 1:30 am on Saturday (March 28) on the basis of a complaint by the survivor, the attack took place on the eve of her third wedding anniversary. According to the FIR, the woman has been living with her mother and siblings for the last 6 months due to marital issues.
“On March 27, after work, I had taken an auto rickshaw to my area of residence and was then walking the rest of the way home at about 7:45 pm when a motorcyclist came up to me from behind and when I looked back, he threw an acid-like liquid on my face, that caused an extremely burning sensation and I began screaming in pain,” the FIR, quoting the woman, said.
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“Several people gathered and her family too reached the spot. She was ferried to Ahmedabad Civil Hospital by ambulance and admitted there,” the FIR said.
The unknown motorcyclist was booked under BNS section 124(1) (voluntarily causing previous hurt by acid).
Authorities said that the woman is out of danger and stable. “We are committed to facilitating the victim’s application for government compensation under the prevailing legal policies to ensure she receives the necessary support during her recovery,” the DCB said.
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