Eve-teasers attack woman with acid

Not paying heed to eve-teasers proved costly for a 24-year-old woman of Pandua in Hooghly district,who is battling for her life after she was attacked with acid allegedly by two youths.

On Saturday night,Saheba Khatun,a resident of Debragram of Pandua,was on her way to toilet a few kilometres from her home when two youths of her locality started teasing her. Sahebas mother,who was accompanying her,said that when her daughter did not pay heed to them,they threw acid on her head.

Saheba was admitted to Pandua hospital from where she was shifted to Chinsurah District Hospital as her condition was serious.

Later a complaint was lodged with the police naming two youths Rizwanur Rahman and Suhid Mondal for the attack. Police have arrested both of them and they have been remanded in police custody for three days.

According to the victim’s mother,the two youths had been teasing her for a long time. Whenever she went out of her home,they passed disparaging comment and even tried to touch her hand and feet, said her mother.

Police,however,said Rizwanur had given Rs 12,000 to his friend Suhid and told him to threw acid on her face as she was not bothered to befriend him.

Superintendent on Police (Hooghly) Tanmoy Roy Chowdhury said they are investigating the matter.

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It may be mentioned that a few days back,one Uttam Doloi was severely beaten up in Howrah when he protested against a group of youths who were eve-teasing his sister. He was admitted to a hospital with critical injuries. A police complaint was lodged,but no one has been arrested so far.

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