A 17-year-old girl was attacked with battery acid allegedly by a 20-year-old man in Assam’s Barpeta. This was the second such incident reported in Assam in the past three days.
According to initial investigations shows that the victim and the accused were in a relationship and the girl broke up with the man recently. Upset over this, the accused Meher Ali attacked her with batter acid (sulphuric acid).
The incident occurred in Mazdia village under Sarthebari police station on Sunday night when the girl was returning home after attending a cultural programme. Further, the accused is arrested by the police.
Earlier on Monday, a businessman was arrested in Dhekiajuli of Sonitpur district for attacking a woman in her 30s with acid.
