One held from Kolkata Leather Complex for injuring three bizmen with acid

Police arrested a person from Kolkata Leather Complex (KLC) area on the charge of pouring acid on three businessmen there.

The incident took place on Thursday night when those businessmen were discussing their forthcoming business venture sitting at a roadside tea-stall.

The miscreants suddenly came there with their faces covered and poured acid on those businessmen. They were taken to a private hospital the local residents. All three of them received heavy burn injuries in many portions of their bodies and were admitted to the hospital in critical condition. Police started an investigation.

Mohammad Nasis, the person caught by the police was a resident of Uttar Pradesh. The investigators learnt that this man was involved in the whole operation. Nasis was supported by his father Hazi Rafique and another person from Uttar Pradesh.

The investigators revealed that Hazi Rafique and Mohammad Nasis took the contract to supply raw materials worth Rs 6 lakh from those businessmen. But the businessmen had rejected the whole consignment, questioning the quality of the materials. This made the accused angry and they plotted the attack on those businessmen.

However, the family of the victim businessmen lodged an FIR with the Kolkata Leather Complex Police Station.

Acid attack incidents are not new in Bengal. It should be recalled that police had arrested Swarup Halder, the prime accused of the incident in which he threw acid on a woman at a local train's women's compartment a few days ago.

Not too long ago, three incidents of acid attacks had taken place in the state. Those three incidents claimed the lives of two women and one was critically injured. The women, one in Hooghly's Tarakeswar and another in Nadia's Tehatta succumbed to their injuries, while an acid victim was battling for her life in Burdwan's Kalna. 

Later, she was saved by the doctors. However, the Supreme Court of India has already instructed the state governments to take adequate measures against acid attacks.