Acid attack in Telangana: Temple accountant suffers burn injuries on face

HYDERABAD: An accountant of a religious place suffered burn injuries after an unidentified person threw acid on his face in Saidabad.

After the CCTV clip of the incident went viral on Friday night, the police beefed up security at the religious place. In the video, the incident took place around 7.30pm on Friday when a man was seen entering the place of worship with a bottle.

The accused walked up to the victim, Narsign Rao, who was sitting on a chair, and poured acid on his head.

After committing the crime, the accused fled the spot on a bike.

The nearby locals rushed Rao to the hospital and alerted the police.