Police nab man for throwing acid on two women

Police today arrested the 23-year-old man who had allegedly thrown acid on two women, one of whom had rejected his marriage proposal recently, police said.
"The attacker, Manoj, was nabbed from Bawana bus stand in Outer Delhi here this afternoon," a senior police official said.
According to police, Manoj had thrown acid on a 19-year-old girl and her 26-year-old friend in Begumpur area of Outer Delhi after the former refused his proposal for marriage. The victims were on their way to a market when Manoj attacked them last evening.
While the 19-year-old received around 15 per cent burns, her friend suffered superficial injuries. The two were rushed to the Baba Bhim Rao Ambedkar hospital from where the latter was discharged today.

Police said Manoj is already married and has two children. He is separated from his wife and has been living alone for the past three months.
During investigations police learnt that the 19-year-old girl had eloped some time back with Manoj, they stayed in Bihar for 5-6 days after which they returned. The girl's father had also filed a missing report with the police.
"After returning from Bihar she told police that she had gone with Manoj voluntarily. However, after some time she stopped talking to Manoj and refused to marry him. Infuriated by this, Manoj threw acid on her. We are also trying to find out from where procured acid," the official said.