Chandigarh, Apr 17 (PTI) A man allegedly threw acid on his maternal aunt, a primary school teacher, while she was teaching a class in Punjab’s Batala district on Friday, inflicting severe burns and also injuring two children present in the classroom, police said.
The accused — identified as Tejbir Singh — has been arrested, they said, adding that the victim is undergoing treatment at the civil hospital in Batala.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (Hargobindpur Sahib) Harish Behal said the incident took place under Ghuman police station limits, asserting that police took immediate action after the incident was reported.
He said the victim — a teacher at a primary school in Mehmadpur, Batala — was attacked by her nephew while she was teaching a class at the school.
“She was teaching a UKG class when the accused arrived there, and threw acid on her. Some drops of acid also fell on a six-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl who were near the teacher at that time,” he said.
The reason behind the incident are yet to be ascertained and further investigation is in progress, he said, adding that a case under relevant provisions has been registered in this connection. PTI SUN ARB ARB
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