A 33-year-old woman was seriously injured in an acid attack at Dibrugarh.
The woman was attacked as she was returning from her work from Sohum Shoppe in Dibrugarh on Sunday evening.
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The incident took place near Mirzabagh area under Amolapatty police outpost.
The woman, who sustained severe injuries, was admitted to the Assam Medical College Hospital (AMCH) for treatment.
A case has been registered at the Dibrugarh police station.
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Dibrugarh police later nabbed the acid attacker, who has been identified as 50-year-old Buddhadev Das, a resident of Shantipara in Dibrugarh.
A team of Dibrugarh Police, led by officer-in-charge of Dibrugarh police station Rajib Saikia in association with Time Slot Interchange (TSI) Manoranjan Saikia and Amolapatty inspector-in-charge (IC) Deep Sonowal, started an investigation into the matter and nabbed the culprit.
“We have nabbed the person and started interrogation,” said a police officer.
“During interrogation, it came to light that the woman rejected the marriage proposal by the man and in a rage he attacked her with acid on Sunday evening,” he said.