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2 held for acid attack on nurse

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Press Trust of India Namakkal (TN)
Last Updated : Jan 01 2015 | 6:40 PM IST
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the acid attack on a nurse here, police said today.
The attack was allegedly carried out in an act of vengeance following death of a baby of one of the accused soon after delivery, looked after by the nurse.
Manikandan and his friend Vijayakumar were arrested last night for throwing acid at the 50-year old nurse of a government hospital here and a two-wheeler rider who gave lift to her when she was returning home on Dec 30, they said.
According to police, Manikandan's wife had given birth to a baby recently, but the infant died within hours.
Manikandan had confronted the nurse questioning her about the cause of the death of the baby and attacked her with acid out of anger, police said.

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First Published: Jan 01 2015 | 6:40 PM IST

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