While nationwide debate is on regarding the ban of open sale of acid in the market, an incident of acid attack has come to fore in the State capital. Only few days ago Chief Secretary R Parshuram had convened a meeting of officials and asked them to ban the sale of acid.
Fuelled by property dispute, a husband and wife were attacked with acid by a couple at Sabri Nagar of Chhola Mandir area late night on Friday.
According to the Station House Officer of Chola Mandir Police station Mohan Sarwan at around 11 pm on Friday fuelled with old hostility a fight broke out between the victim couple Radha Soni and Rajkumar Soni and the accused couple Mona Dhakad and Sanjay Dhakad. The fight turned nasty after accused Rajkumar attacked the victims by throwing acid on them and escaped the spot. The accused were nabbed later.
Injured victims were rushed to a nearby hospital where the condition of victim is reportedly stable. Sarwan told that the couples had a property dispute and earlier had a fight over the issue and were also booked for the same. At that time Rajkumar was not able to produce the ownership documents of the house after which the matter was pacified but on Friday the couple had a fight which resulted into this serious attack.
Providing details of the dispute Sarwan told that Radha and Rajkumar had claimed the ownership of the house occupied by Mona and Sanjay and alleged that the house was rented to the couple but after the house was rented to them they refused to vacate and pay the rent and claimed the ownership of the house which is the reason of the dispute.
The victim Sanjay sustained acid burns on his face, chest and arms while victim’s wife Radha Soni escaped with minor injuries and sustained injuries on her hands. Accused Rajkumar works at a jewelry shop and was having acid used in the jewelry preparation which was used to attack the victims. The police have registered a case under section 326(A) of the IPC. Accused were produced in the court on Saturday and were sent to judicial custody.