Maha: Man attacks woman for filing rape complaint

THANE: A woman suffered an injury to her eyes after a man allegedly threw an inflammable substance on her after she refused to withdraw a rape complaint against him at Mira Road in Maharashtra’s Thane district, police said on Wednesday.

T h e p o l i c e o n Mond a y arrested the accused f rom Ahmedabad for allegedly throwing an inflammable substance on the victim, who is in her mid 20s, senior inspector Sanjay Hajare of the Mira Road police station said.

The incident took place on Saturday ni ght, when t he accused spotted the victim in the locality and threw an inflammable liquid either petrol or diesel on her, he said. The woman was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she was treated for an injury to her eyes, he added.

Earlier, the victim had lodged a complaint of rape against the accused at Mira Road police station, the official said.

When the victim refused to withdraw the complaint against him, the accused attacked her, he added.

The incident has come days after a 24-year-old woman was set ablaze in Wardha district on Monday by a man who was stalking her.

Her condition remained “critical but stable”, hospital authorities said on Wednesday.

Vikesh Nagrale ( 2 7 ) , an acquaintance who was harassing her for quite some time, allegedly set the woman on fire when she was on her way to college. She suffered 40 per cent burns.

Chie f Minist e r Uddhav Thackeray earlier asked the police to ensure that the accused was convicted.