After rejecting the proposal of marriage, the crazy lover threw acid on the face, the condition of the victim is critical

A case of acid attack on a minor girl has come to light in the Ramanagara district of Karnataka. According to the police, recently the girl had rejected the marriage proposal of Sumant, accused of an acid attack, due to which the accused attacked the girl's face with acid. Police have identified the accused as Sumant, a resident of Kanakapura, 60 km from Bengaluru. The incident happened when the girl along with her younger brother was walking near the house on Friday evening.

According to media reports, the face of the victim girl has been badly burnt, and she is undergoing treatment in the hospital. It is finding it very difficult to save the eyesight of the victim. The victim girl has sustained acid attack injuries on her back, shoulder and eyes.

According to media reports, the victim was walking on the bypass road with her brother at around 6 pm last Friday when the accused reached the spot on a motorcycle and tried to persuade her to accept his proposal. When the girl refused, he threw acid on her face and fled. Some passers-by witnessed the attack and soon after admitted the girl to a local government hospital.

The Kanakapura city police have registered a case against the accused under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 326A (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid) and provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act.

Women and Child Development Minister Halappa Achar met the victim admitted to a hospital in Ramnagar. Achar, speaking to the media after his visit, said that "acid had burnt the back, shoulders and eyes of the girl. It is a heinous act and such incidents should not be repeated." According to media reports, the investigation revealed that Sumant was harassing the girl for almost a year.