Acid assault: Spurned lover and aide held after police encounter | Lucknow Information

LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR: A drugs store proprietor, Anil Verma (40), and his aide had been nabbed after an encounter with the police in Maharajganj on Saturday. The duo has been accused of throwing acid on a 25-year-old girl whose wedding ceremony is scheduled subsequent month. Police mentioned Anil had been making an attempt to woo the lady, however she had spurned his advances. Police mentioned the accused had paid Rs 15,000 to his aide to assist in the assault.
Maharajganj superintendent of police Kaustubhsaid that Anil orchestrated the assault with the assistance of one in every of his aides, Ram Charan, 31, whom he supplied battery acid and a pair of surgical gloves.On the fateful day, the accused, who was nonetheless pleasant with the sufferer, dropped the lady and her mom on the nearest highway crossing of their village from a automotive and known as up Ram Charan, informing him about their motion, mentioned the officer whereas narrating the sequence of occasions. The officer added thatRam Charan reached the scene on a scooter, executed the crime and sped away.
As per the pre-scripted theme, Verma reached the spot and bought the sufferer admitted to hospital. He footed the hospital payments and counselled the sufferer and her household to not go to the police, fearing his title might crop up in the course of the probe, police mentioned. Nonetheless, the presence of his automotive in one of many CCTV footage, acid stains on Ram Charan’s scooter and their name element information helped the cops crack the case. Each the accused had been making an attempt to flee the district when police noticed them on the Narah Patri Highway early on Saturday. When informed to cease the scooter, they tried to hurry away however fell on the bottom. Anil opened fireplace on the cops and sustained damage in his leg within the retaliatory fireplace. Each of them had been arrested later, police mentioned.
The 2 have been arrested below the fees of IPC’s sections 307 (try to homicide), 326 A (acid assault), 120 B (legal conspiracy) and below the provisions of the Arms Act.