Woman, daughter-in-law arrested for acid attack on woman

SURAT: Valsad police detained the mother and sister-in-law of a finance firm employee for allegedly thrashing a woman who was his former lover on Thursday.

The Valsad rural police arrested the accused Ajmal Ansari’s mother Ashiya Khatun and sister-in-law Yasmin Bano. Ansari, is however, on the run, police said. They had thrashed victim with blunt objects while Yasmin had thrown acid on her when she came to their house on Ansari’s insistence.

The victim told police in her complaint that she came in Ansari’s contact two years ago and they had an affair till April 2017. However, due to some dispute the broke up and did not meet each other for a long time. She has alleged that Ansari attacked her as she was unwilling to continue relationship with him.

The victim suffered beating injuries in the legs, on the hand and shoulder. She sustained burn injuries too on the hand and stomach. She somehow escaped from the house and went to the Valsad Civil Hospital for treatment. She called up her parents and informed them.

On Wednesday, the victim had gone to meet her friend near Atul. Ansari was passing from there and saw her talking with the girl. He also reached there and started talking with the victim. He later asked her to come to his house to discuss about their broken relationship.