Kanpur: Three girls including two minors suffered burn injuries when some unidentified miscreants hurled a bottle containing acid, on them, which exploded in Harijan Basti Ram Asrey nagar locality under the Govindnagar police station here on Saturday afternoon.
Though the motive for the provocation could not be established, police were probing the case on both the lines that the crime could be fallout of a personal grudge or the handiwork of a jilted lover.
The police said that the girls identified as Arti (10), Anjali (13) and Rakhi (20) have been admitted to a private hospital and added that a manhunt has been launched to track down the culprit.
The condition of minor girls, one of them a student of class III while the other a student of class VI at a nearby primary school is stated to be stable.
The incident took place when the trio, were sitting outside their house. Some unidentified miscreants hurled a bottle containing acid that exploded injuring the three causing burn injuries on the faces and other vital body parts.
On hearing their cries, locals of the area rushed to the spot and hospitalized them in a private hospital. Girls family, however, denied enmity with anyone.
The police rushed to the spot and started investigation into the attack. The investigating cops said that they have started taking the statement of the victims. SP, Ajay Kumar Sahni said, "An FIR has been lodged against unknown persons on the basis of a complaint given by the victims kin." The girls are undergoing treatment and they are out of danger, he added. One of the victims identified as Anjali daughter of Ram Kumar, a Kanpur Nagar Nigam employee had claimed in her statement that someone from the roof-top of the house located opposite to their house hurled a bottle of acid on her and her two friends.
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Very sorry state of affairs of law in India. News like above clearly shows how fearful the people are of the law, and how much respect they give to women in India. A big shame.
Though the motive for the provocation could not be established, police were probing the case on both the lines that the crime could be fallout of a personal grudge or the handiwork of a jilted lover.
The police said that the girls identified as Arti (10), Anjali (13) and Rakhi (20) have been admitted to a private hospital and added that a manhunt has been launched to track down the culprit.
The condition of minor girls, one of them a student of class III while the other a student of class VI at a nearby primary school is stated to be stable.
The incident took place when the trio, were sitting outside their house. Some unidentified miscreants hurled a bottle containing acid that exploded injuring the three causing burn injuries on the faces and other vital body parts.
On hearing their cries, locals of the area rushed to the spot and hospitalized them in a private hospital. Girls family, however, denied enmity with anyone.
The police rushed to the spot and started investigation into the attack. The investigating cops said that they have started taking the statement of the victims. SP, Ajay Kumar Sahni said, "An FIR has been lodged against unknown persons on the basis of a complaint given by the victims kin." The girls are undergoing treatment and they are out of danger, he added. One of the victims identified as Anjali daughter of Ram Kumar, a Kanpur Nagar Nigam employee had claimed in her statement that someone from the roof-top of the house located opposite to their house hurled a bottle of acid on her and her two friends.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/Miscreants-throw-acid-on-3-girls/articleshow/13987584.cms
Blogger's view
Very sorry state of affairs of law in India. News like above clearly shows how fearful the people are of the law, and how much respect they give to women in India. A big shame.
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