Unidentified miscreants hurled acid at a woman at village Nuapatna under the Tigiria police station in Cuttack district on Wednesday and fled from the spot. The victim identified as Rina Sahu (36) sustained serious burn injuries in the attack.
She was immediately rushed to the Tigiria Community Health Centre and later shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack as her condition worsened.
According to reports, the victim had brought Rs 8 lakh from some money-lenders as loan and had been repaying Rs 20,000 as monthly interest for the last five years. However, the lenders recently demanded her to repay Rs 30 lakh with interest.
Later, Rina approached the l police and also filed a complaint in this regard against the persons.
However, no one paid heed to her complaint and ensured her safety.
Rina alleged that miscreants have been targeting her for the last eight days.
"I went to Tigiria police station, local tehsildar and DSP seeking protection for myself. They assured me to ensure safety, but did not keep their assurance. Today I was busy cleaning my house for my new tenants who were supposed to come to stay when two miscreants came and threw acid on me," alleged the victim.