Husband hurls acid on 30-year-old wife in Nadia

Kolkata: A 30-year-old woman was hurled acid on her face by her husband. The incident took place in Kalyani area of Nadia on Tuesday morning.

The incident triggered tension among locals who rushed the victim to Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Hospital. The accused Kausar Sekih (30) has been absconding since the incident took place.

Police said the victim got married to her husband around 5 years ago.

The victim often used to engage in fights with her husband over family related issues. A few months ago, the victim woman went to her parental house.

Later, the accused husband went to her parental house and brought her to his house.

Police said the victim is originally a resident of Goyeshpur area.

The family members of the victim alleged that she had been subjected to both mental and physical torture at her in-laws' house but they could never expect that this type of incident can take place. After being informed, police started a probe. They are interrogating the neighbours of the accused in this connection.

Raids are being conducted to nab the culprit. A detailed probe is going on in this regard.