A heart-wrenchingincident has come to light in Jalandhar where a disabled woman working in a nutbolt factory was attacked by a co-worker, who threw acid on her. The brutalityof the incident can also be gauged from the fact that the laborer has pouredacid directly on the woman's head.
As per information,acid was available in the factory for work purpose, however, in anger theco-worker over a minor argument, attacked the woman by throwing acid on her.
The victim originallyhails from Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh. A few years ago, while workingin a factory, one of her legs was partially amputated.
Both the accused andthe victim worked at Vijay Factory, a hardware manufacturing unit near FocalPoint.
The victim’s20-year-old son, who also works at the same factory as his mother, said thatthe victim and the accused had an argument.
"I took mymother to the hospital on my bike. She was in unbearable pain. After a verbalspat with my mother, he threw nearly 50 ML acid at her,” he said.
Police said thatanother coworker caught hold of the accused and handed him in to lawenforcement authorities.
From head to toe, thewoman had to face the bite of acid. In the horrific incident, his face andupper part of the body were badly scorched. She has been admitted toJalandhar's Civil Hospital.
It is learned thatthere was an argument between the accused laborer and the woman on some issuein the morning. On the statements of relatives, the police are registering acase against the accused.
ASI Madan Singh, whois probing the case, said that the accused has been apprehended but it is notyet clear why he threw acid. The accused is being interrogated. At the sametime, the woman is not in a condition to give a statement yet. Theinvestigation of the whole matter is on. The police are also checking the CCTVcameras installed in the factory.