Bengaluru: The highest number of acid attacks were recorded in Bengaluru in the country. This alarming fact has been revealed in the recent crime cases report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Among the 19 metropolitan cities listed in the NCRB report, Bengaluru was number one with eight acid attack cases last year, followed by Delhi with seven in 2022 and Ahmedabad is third with five cases.
In 2022, a 24-year-old woman was attacked by a stalker in Bengaluru. According to the police, the accused had been stalking the woman for the past many years. He was harassing her for marriage and he threw acid on her for rejecting his proposal. Later, the accused, who was identified as Swami, was arrested in Thiruvannamalai Ashram. In June this year, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah provided the victim a job in his office on a contract basis.
