27-yr-old woman killed in acid attack in Nepal

In a grisly incident, a 27-year-old Nepalese woman was killed after a man whose marriage proposal she had rejected threw acid on her.
The victim from Nawalparasi, was undergoing treatment for burn injuries at a Bhairawaha-based hospital in western Nepal.
She succumbed to injuries today, police said.
The woman was attacked by her alleged lover, Sunil Koirala, 28, after she declined his marriage proposal, prompting him to pour acid on her last night, they said.
The victim along with her aunt had come to Rupandehi to meet Koirala. He lost his temper after the woman declined his marriage proposal, police said.

Police took Koirala and the victim's aunt into custody. A probe has been initiated into the incident.