Five persons, including a minor, today sustained burn injuries when a woman threw acid on them in Madhepura police station area in the district.
The culprit, Prabha Shah, threw acid on her neighbour Janardan Paswan and his three family members following a quarrel, police said.
An eight-year-old child of another family who was present nearby also sustained burn injuries in the acid attack, they said.
The injured were admitted to the Sadar hospital today.
