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Woman ‘assaulted’ by live-in partner, attacked with ‘acid’ by another at hospital
While her partner has been arrested for the alleged assault, a woman was held in the acid attack case: Police
According to police, the woman had come to Gurgaon about four years ago in search of employment and had been living with the accused, Pawan, at a flat in Sector 72.
A 25-year-old woman was on Monday arrested for allegedly throwing “acid” on a 30-year-old woman at Civil Hospital in Gurgaon Sector-10, in a case of alleged mistaken identity, police said. The victim, police added, was admitted at the hospital after she was allegedly attacked by her live-in partner. Her partner has also been arrested, officers said.
Around 8:30 pm on Sunday, the police were informed by the hospital regarding the woman who had come seeking treatment. A police team reached the spot, obtained her medico-legal report, and recorded her statement after doctors declared she was fit to give one.
“The woman had come to Gurgaon about four years ago in search of work and was in a live-in relationship with the accused man,” Gurgaon police spokesperson ASI Sandeep Kumar said.
“In her police complaint, she said that on March 8, the partner assaulted her physically, which led her to seek medical help at Civil Hospital … while she was at the hospital, a woman threw a ‘substance’ on her that burnt her clothes,” the spokesperson said.
Based on her complaint, an FIR was registered at Sector 10A police station for the acid attack. A separate case related to the assault was registered at Badshahpur police station, police said.
The victim received primary treatment at Civil Hospital and was referred to PGIMS Rohtak for advanced care, officers said.
“During questioning he (live-in partner) revealed that he was not involved in the alleged acid attack,” the spokesperson added. Officers subsequently arrested another for the alleged acid attack.
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“Initial questioning revealed that the accused woman had a dispute with her husband’s friend. She attacked the victim after she mistook her for her husband’s friend. The liquid fell on the victim’s clothes, but she did not sustain any severe injury,” the spokesperson said.
Police said that even as the victim accused her partner of the alleged acid attack in her complaint, nothing so far has hinted at his involvement. Further investigation is underway, they said.
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