"He Was Blackmailing Me. I Threw Acid On Him": UP Woman Attacks Ex-Lover
NDTV
The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh and the man reportedly suffered serious burn injuries.
A woman was being blackmailed and threatened by a man who promised to marry her. They decided to talk and meet at a restaurant in the morning. A few minutes into the conversation, she pulled a bottle out from her bag, opened the cap and threw the liquid on his face. It was acid. The incident occurred in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh and the man reportedly suffered serious burn injuries.
"He was blackmailing me and asking for money that's why I threw acid on him. I didn't marry him and married someone else. I'm divorced...he told me he would marry me but he kept on threatening me," the woman alleged.
The man, Vivek, suffered burn injuries to his arm. He removed his shirt and fled from the restaurant before the police could arrive. Meanwhile, the woman - a mother - has been taken into police custody and requested anonymity.
