A 21-year-old girl threw acid on her boyfriend for turning down her marriage proposal in Rasra area in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday night.
According to police the 22 year old Raj Kumar Pal a resident of Jamgaon village in Rasra police station area, was sleeping on the terrace of his house when the girl from his neighborhood threw acid on his face.
The Rasra police station officer Sandeep Singh said that the girl in the neighborhood was wanted to marry Pal, but he was not ready for it. As a result, the enraged girl threw acid on him. The girl was allegedly annoyed with him for refusing her proposal.
Raj sustained serious burns on his face. He was rushed to the district hospital from where he was referred to Varanasi for treatment, police said.
On Friday, Pa’s mother Kanta Devi lodged an FIR with Rasra police against the girl. An FIR was lodged and the girl was questioned on Friday, who was later arrested under section 326A (acid throwing) of IPC.