‘Wish she had told me about the threats earlier’

Acid survivor’s husband says accused had taken her to his room on false pretext

A 26-year-old woman is battling for life at a hospital, days after she was attacked with acid by a man, Montu, whose advances she refused. The victim’s husband wished she had told him that the man was threatening her.

Rakesh*, 30, who works at a private company in Bawana, said that he received a call at 4.30 p.m. on November 3 that his wife had been attacked. It took him 15 minutes to reach his residence in Pooth Khurd where he got to know that Montu had tied his wife’s hands and threw acid on her.

Mr. Rakesh, who hails from Bihar, had come to Delhi years ago and had been living in Badli. He got married to Pinki* in 2011 and the couple were living with their three children.