Man attacks ex-girlfriend, then thows acid on another woman after mistaking her for victim

According to police, acid was thrown on a 32-year-old woman at Gurugram Civil Hospital.

• Man attacked ex-girlfriend, mistakenly threw acid on another woman
• Acid attack victim suffered serious injuries and was hospitalized
• Police are investigating and searching for the suspect

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A 24-year-old married man first attacked his former girlfriend with a rod in Gurugram's Sector 5 and later threw acid on a 32-year-old woman, mistaking her for his ex-girlfriend, at the emergency ward of Gurugram Civil Hospital on Sunday night.

According to a report in the Hindustan Times, the woman on whom acid was thrown sustained grievous injuries to her shoulder, neck, cheek and arms.

Dr Lokveer Singh, principal medical officer of the Gurugram Civil Hospital, said that the injured victim has been referred to PGIMS Rohtak. “Immediate treatment was provided to her soon after the attack. The suspect had managed to flee from the spot. We had immediately alerted the police control room,” he said.

According to the police, the attack on the woman inside the Gurugram Civil Hospital took place between 8.15pm and 8.30pm on Sunday. The victim said she didn’t know who the attacker was. “My condition is serious. The suspect suddenly came from behind and fled after throwing acid on me. I could not see his face,” she said.

Meanwhile, the 20-year-old woman, who was reportedly being stalked by the accused, alleged that he had come to attack her at the Civil Hospital but instead attacked the other woman as they were wearing similar clothes.

The 20-year-old woman, a resident of Nuh, alleged that she was visiting her maternal aunt in Subhash Nagar in Gurugram's Sector 5 on Sunday evening when the accused also reached there. He hit her thrice on the head with a rod, alleged the woman.

“My family members rushed me to the Civil Hospital for treatment...It is probably my former boyfriend who threw acid on the other woman as we were wearing similar clothes,” she said.

The 20-year-old woman, who received multiple stitches to her head from the assault, said she had  stopped speaking to her boyfriend after she learnt that he was married. "He had started uploading my obscene pictures on social media platforms, for which I had filed police complaint and his profiles were deleted. He was angry with me for approaching police,” said the woman.

Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram police, said a team from the Sector 10 police station was immediately deployed at the hospital. “Investigation was on to ascertain if the suspect actually wanted to target the victim or the other woman who was injured in the assault. He will be arrested soon,” he said.