Ramchandra Soni (25) was returning home last night when the three assailants thew acid on him, they said.
He was seriously injured in the incident and rushed to a local hospital, from where he was referred to a hospital in Varanasi for better treatment, they said.
An FIR was lodged in this connection, they said, adding, the incident was stated to be fallout of recovery of a loan taken by Soni from some persons.
