Three women suffer serious burns in acid attack by relatives: Police

Three women were attacked by acid by their two relatives after barging into their house at Gyanpur on late Sunday night when they were sleeping. They suffered serious burn injuries and were admitted to the Varanasi Trauma Centre for treatment.

Bhadohi(Uttar Pradesh ):A 45-year-old woman and her two daughters suffered serious burn injuries when two of their relatives allegedly threw acid on them after barging into their house at Gyanpur here on late Sunday night, when they were sleeping.

"Victims Sheela Devi and her daughters Jyoti, 20, and Arti, 18, have been rushed to a Varanasi Trauma Centre for treatment," police said on Monday.

Sheela Devi's husband Rajendra Prasad told police in his complaint that his relatives Vimlesh and Sandeep threw acid on his wife and daughters hours after quarrelling with them over a petty issue of washing utensils near a roadside water tap.

"Vimlesh, who works as a 'lekhpal' in Gyanpur Kotwali, barged into their house on late Sunday night with a canister of acid and emptied it on the sleeping women," he told the police.

"While Vimlesh has been arrested, a hunt has been launched for his brother Sandeep," said police.