Acid attack case: Doctor accepts relationship with accused

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Press Trust of India Ghaziabad
Last Updated : May 31 2016 | 1:48 AM IST
A veterinary doctor who was allegedly attacked with acid by a woman has confessed to having been in a relationship with her, police said today.
SHO Indira Puram Gorakh Nath Yadav said that Amit Verma, a veterinary doctor, was practicing in Shastri Nagar Meerut and was living as a tenant in a house here.
The doctor denied to stay with the woman and shifted his clinic in Vaishali, Ghaziabad few months back.
Thereafter, on May 16 the woman reached his clinic in Vaisahli sector 4 and allegedly poured acid to disfigure him, while he was taking bath.
The doctor had sustained 40 per cent burn injuries and is still undergoing treatment at a private hospital.
An FIR has been lodged upon the complaint of Amit under section 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) IPC.
Police teams have conducted several raids at the woman's residence in Meerut and she will be nabbed soon, the Officer added.
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First Published: May 31 2016 | 1:48 AM IST

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