Odisha: Two Children Among Four Members Of Family Injured In Acid Attack

As the woman refused to go with him, Rana hurled acid at her. Her elder sister, who came to her rescue, also suffered burn injuries. The elder sister’s son and daughter were also injured in the acid attack. While the man fled, the four injured were taken to the nearby district headquarters hospital. While the condition of the two children and their mother was stated to be stable, the accused man’s second wife was shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack in critical condition.

Balasore SP Sagarika Nath said that the accused has been identified as Chandan Rana and he would be nabbed very soon. The accused had married the younger sister of the family at a temple barely one-and-a-half months ago and took her to his village. However, she ran away from there after knowing that he is already married and had children.

The woman’s brother Jogesh Mandal said that Rana had kept his first marriage a secret when he married his sister.
As Rana works at a goldsmith’s shop, the police suspect that the acid he used in the crime might have been taken from there.