Police mitra & nephew arrested for acid attack on sleeping couple in Nashik

Nashik: The Nashik Rural police arrested a police mitra and his nephew for allegedly attacking a couple with acid while they were asleep on the terrace of their farmhouse in Devlane village of Yeola taluka on May 8.Superintendent of police D S Swami said the accused, identified as Changdev More and his nephew, were booked under BNS section 124(1) (causing hurt by use of acid) and remanded in police custody.The police said the victims — Bhausaheb Borde and his wife Kantabai — were asleep when unidentified assailants threw acid on them in the dark, leaving them severely injured. The couple raised an alarm and were taken to hospital, where they are undergoing treatment."The incident occurred on the night of May 8, when Borde and his wife were sleeping on the terrace of their farmhouse. Both the accused have been arrested after an FIR was registered," Swami said.The police said the case took a turn during investigation when More, who was assisting officers as a police mitra, came under suspicion."We found he had a long-standing boundary dispute with the victim and his statements were inconsistent. We, therefore, zeroed in on him," Swami said.Further interrogation revealed that More allegedly planned the attack along with his nephew, driven by both the land dispute and jealousy over Borde's successful onion crop this season."Confessing to the crime, More said he planned the attack with his nephew and executed it," Swami added.