Latest News | UP: Man, Two Boys Injured in Acid Attack in Bhadohi

Bhadohi (UP), Jun 19 (PTI) A man and two boys were injured when two unidentified men threw acid over them during a marriage procession here, police said on Wednesday.

According to police, the incident occurred on Tuesday night when two men approached the groom, Sudama Gautam (24) when he was sitting on a horse carriage.

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Additional Superintendent of Police Tejveer Singh said that the two accused, riding on a motorcycle, jumped over the carriage and threw acid on Gautam from a plastic container.

"The acid also splashed on the minor boys, and they too were injured along with the groom," Singh said.

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An FIR was lodged against the accused under section 326A (acid attack) of the Indian Penal Code. Further investigation is underway, Singh added.

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