Agartala, Oct 28 (PTI) A 27-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly throwing acid on her former boyfriend in Tripura's Khowai district, police said on Wednesday.

The woman, a resident of Belcherra village had allegedly thrown acid on her former boyfriend on October 19 for refusing to speak to her, police said.

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The man has been admitted to G B Pant hospital here with serious burn injuries, they said.

The man's family members filed an FIR with the Khowai police station against the woman.

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The woman was arrested and produced before a chief judicial magistrate court on Wednesday which remanded her to 14-days judicial custody.

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