Delhi Woman Attacked With Acid For Rejecting Proposal, Dies: Cops
NDTV
The woman sustained third-degree burns on her face, neck, chest and abdomen after being attacked by a man who lived in her locality and was known to her family.
A 26-year-old married woman died of her injuries on Monday, nearly two weeks after being attacked with acid by a man in outer Delhi's Bawana area, police said.
The incident took place on November 3 when she rejected his marriage proposal. The accused, Montu (23), was arrested from Buxar district in Bihar, they said.
Police said the woman sustained third-degree burns on her face, neck, chest and abdomen after being attacked by Montu who lived in her locality and was known to her family.
"The woman died at the hospital in the evening. We have added section 302 to the FIR. Montu was arrested last week and has been booked under various sections. Our two constables had donated blood to help her but her condition was critical. She couldn't survive," police official Brijendra Yadav said.
