Man commits suicide after throwing acid on 'lover' in UP

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Press Trust of India Badaun
Last Updated : Jul 13 2015 | 9:02 PM IST
A youth committed suicide today here after allegedly throwing acid on his 'lover', who suffered serious burn injuries, following a tiff between them.
28-year-old Rajnesh Yadav, working as a compounder at a private hospital, took the girl to his house at Ujhani police station area in the evening, SSP Saumitra Yadav said.
The two had a tiff over some issue following which Yadav threw acid on the 22-year-old girl, he said.
The acid victim, who is pursuing B.A at a local college, sustained about 50 per cent burns and was rushed to Bareilly medical college hospital, SSP said.
A case was registered against Yadav and forces were deployed to nab him, the police said.
However, his body was recovered from a field, the SSP said, adding that he committed suicide by consuming sulphas tablets.
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First Published: Jul 13 2015 | 9:02 PM IST

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