BHOPAL: A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) girl student has sustained around 50% burn injuries in an acid attack allegedly by her female college mate-childhood friend in Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh.
The incident happened in Awadhpuri Colony under Gwarighat police station area at around 8 pm on Sunday, when the accused girl Ishita Sahu (22) reached outside the house of Shraddha Das (23) and called her outside.
Both the girls who are BBA students at the same college and friends since the last many years, have not been in talking terms for a couple of months, over some personal issue.
When Shraddha did not come out, Ishita said she had a surprise in store for her, ultimately forcing her to come outside. Just when Shraddha came out of the house, Ishita allegedly threw a jar full of acid on her, causing severe burn injuries.
Shraddha was subsequently admitted at the Mohanlal Hargovind Das Trust Hospital in Jabalpur with multiple burn injuries on the face, hands and legs.
“She has suffered around 50% burns and her condition is stated stable,” a Jabalpur police officer said.
Acting in the matter, the police have taken the accused, Ishita Sahu, in custody.
Primary investigations have revealed that Ishita was accompanied by a man to a chemical shop before the alleged acid attack. She had introduced the man as her college’s teacher to the shop owner and sought acid for college’s use, after which she managed to get the acid bottle.
“The accused girl has been taken into custody and booked under BNS Section 124(2) which deals with voluntarily causing grievous hurt with acid, etc. Further investigations are underway,” Jabalpur district police superintendent Sampat Upadhyaya said on Monday.
Ongoing probe has revealed that both the girls were not in talking terms for a couple of months which strained their relation. One of the girls had blamed the other for something that had put her in a spot before her family.