A 35-year-old woman was arrested forallegedly throwing acid on her boyfriend after he rejected her marriageproposal. Reportedly, Sheeba and Arun came in contact through Facebook andwere in a relationship for two years. Later, Arun discovered that Sheeba wasalready married with two kids and then decided to end the relationship andmarry another woman. Enraged by the rejection, Sheeba called Arun to Adimalinear the St Antony’s Catholic Church in Irumpupalam and threw acid on his face.
"Doctors say that he may lose hiseyesight. They met through Facebook, but later he came to know that she wasmarried and is the mother of two children. He wanted to end the relationship,but she tried to blackmail him and demanded money," the police said.
Twenty-eight-year-old Arun Kumar ofPoojapura, Thiruvananthapuram, is recuperating at Thiruvananthapuram MedicalCollege. The incident occurred at Irumpupalam near St Antony's Church, Adimali,Idukki district on November 16.
A CCTV visual from the church premises, whichemerged today, showed Sheeba, who was standing behind Mr Kumar, come forwardand fling acid on his face. In the process, she too suffered some minorinjuries.
Sheeba was working as a home nurse atThiruvananthapuram, wherein she got acquainted with Arun Kumar. Adimalipolice Sub-Inspector Mohammed Khani told the media that Sheeba was married to apainter, Santhosh, and had two children. She wanted to marry Arun Kumar butwhen the latter came to know that she was married and had two children, hestarted avoiding her.
A case in this regard was registered yesterdayand Sheeba was arrested today, the police said.