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Berhampur, Nov 16: A woman student of Medical Laboratory Technology suffered severe burn injury on her face in an acid attack allegedly by her husband at the MKCG Medical College here Thursday, police said.
The incident took place at about 10.30 am, near the girls’ common room. The woman’s husband allegedly threw acid on her while she was going to attend class in the college. The accused immediately fled from the scene, the police said.
The woman is a third year student of Diploma in Medical Technology (DMLT).
Her classmates and other students immediately rushed her to the emergency ward of the medical college. The victim was later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack for better treatment.
The Supreme Court in a judgement had ordered to refer the acid victim to the hospital where special burn care unit was existing, said Khetrabasi Subudhi, the superintendent of MKCG Medical College Hospital here.
“We are coordinating with the legal service authority (LSA), Cuttack for arrangement of her treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospital,” said District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) secretary, Gundicha Samantasinghar.
He said they would recommend to the district authority to provide Rs 1 lakh financial assistance and free treatment to the victim.
Though the percentage of burn injuries on her body due to the acid attack was not known immediately, superintendent of medical college said she suffered injuries on her face, eye and some portion of body.
“We have formed special teams to nab the accused. They are on their job to search the attacker,” said Additional Superintendent of Police (Berhampur) Shantanu Das.
Though the exact cause of the acid attack was not known immediately, police said they suspect a dispute between the wife and husband might be the reason of the incident. They were married in May this year.
Dispute between them started soon after the marriage due to some reasons, said one of the relatives of the victim. As the woman was doing DMLT at medical college here, she was staying in a hostel. Her husband was doing business at Kalamba and owns a common service center (CSC), sources said.
