Her parents also got Injured…
Mumbai: On Wednesday, In the early hours, an 18-year-old woman suffered serious injuries when an unidentified person entered her house and threw acid on her in Malegaon town of Maharashtra, police said.
Her parents were also injured in the incident that took place around 2.30 am in the Islamabad area of Malegaon in Nashik district.
The intruder entered the house when all three were asleep at night, and threw hydrochloric acid on the young woman who is a college student. He also threw acid on her parents before fleeing from the spot.
All three victims are undergoing treatment at the government hospital in Malgaon.
The identity of the assailant as well as possible motives were not known yet, and the woman's statement was yet to be recorded, said the police official.
A First Information Report was registered at Malegaon Killa police station under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 124 (1) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid) and 333 (house-trespass after preparation for assault).
Further probe was going on, the official said.
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