acid attack

Prayagraj (UP), April 12 The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking to quash an FIR related to a planned acid attack over a property dispute.Dismissing the petition, a division bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi expressed its extreme...

Prayagraj (UP), April 11 The Allahabad High Court has dismissed a writ petition seeking to quash a First Information Report (FIR) related to a planned acid attack over a property dispute.Dismissing the petition, a division bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Vinai Kumar Dwivedi...

Kushinagar (UP), April 11 Police have arrested two persons in connection with the death of a young woman who succumbed after an alleged acid attack inflicted severe injuries on her and her mother here, an official said on Saturday.On Thursday night, assailants broke into a house in the Morwan...

Kushinagar (UP), April 10 A 23-year-old woman died from her injuries after allegedly being attacked with acid along with her mother while they were sleeping in their house here, police said on Friday.The incident took place in the Morwan area under the Ramkola police station on Thursday night...

Kushinagar (UP), April 10 A 23-year-old woman died from her injuries after allegedly being attacked with acid along with her mother while they were sleeping in their house here, police said on Friday.The incident took place in the Morwan area under the Ramkola police station on Thursday night...

Mumbai, March 25 The Maharashtra Legislative Council unanimously passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (Maharashtra Amendment) Bill 2026 on Wednesday to include provisions in the Shakti Bill to protect the identities of acid attack victims and ensure imprisonment for online sexual advances.The...

Mumbai, March 24 – Congress Legislative Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar launched a fierce attack on the MahaYuti government during last week's motion debate, citing the breakdown of law and order, rising violence against women, the drug menace, and the spread of superstition.He expressed his...

Mumbai, March 18 – Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson and party MP, Sanjay Raut, launched a scathing attack on Maharashtra Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday regarding an acid attack on an 11-year-old schoolgirl in Ahilyanagar. Raut stated that if Devendra Fadnavis has a...

Mumbai, March 18 An alleged acid attack on a Class 6 student in Sangamner prompted the Congress to strongly criticize the Maharashtra government in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, alleging a deterioration in law and order in the state.The issue also came up in the legislative council...

Mumbai, March 18 An alleged acid attack on a Class 6 student in Sangamner prompted the Congress to strongly criticize the Maharashtra government in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, alleging a deterioration in law and order in the state.Referring to the alleged incident in the Ahilyanagar...

Surat, March 13 A 75-year-old man allegedly threw an acid-like substance at his estranged wife, causing her burn injuries, and then ingested poison at the family court premises in Surat on Friday, police said.The couple was at the court regarding a case concerning the recovery of alimony...

Madhepura, March 12 Police arrested a woman on Thursday for allegedly throwing acid on a mother and daughter at a jewellery shop owned by her husband in Madhepura district, Bihar, officials said.The incident took place around 11 am at Purani Bazar, under the Madhepura Sadar police station...

New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court on Monday directed all high courts to set timelines for trial courts to ensure the speedy conclusion of acid attack cases across the country.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the status reports submitted by...

Gurugram, March 9 A 24-year-old woman suffered severe burns on her face and body after a man, who had assaulted her earlier in the day, followed her to the hospital she was taken to for treatment and threw acid on her, police said on Monday.The incident took place at Civil Hospital in Gurugram...

Important cases listed before the Supreme Court on March 9 (Monday):* The Supreme Court will hear the CBI's plea challenging the Delhi High Court order that suspended the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.* The Supreme Court will hear the...

Shahjahanpur (UP), March 5 A man allegedly murdered his ex-wife by cutting her throat and also threw acid on her friend here, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred in the Azizganj area under the Kotwali police station limits.According to the police, Aarti (31) had been living...

Lucknow, March 1 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has ruled that the credibility of an FIR cannot be doubted simply because it was prepared with the assistance of a lawyer.With this observation, the court upheld a person's conviction, even though it reduced his sentence from life...

Ranchi, February 26 The Jharkhand government will provide financial assistance to victims of crime or their dependents under the Jharkhand Victim Compensation Scheme, 2016, an official said on Thursday.The minimum compensation amounts for various crimes have been fixed, and applications can be...

New Delhi, February 23 Six years after the communal riots that shook northeast Delhi in February 2020, activists and political leaders on Monday claimed that justice remains delayed, investigations are flawed, and rehabilitation is inadequate for many affected families.Speaking at a memorial...

Balrampur (UP), February 18 A court here on Wednesday sentenced two men to consecutive life sentences for abducting a 20-year-old girl, gang-raping her, and attempting to kill her by pouring acid on her.According to the prosecution, on March 4, 2025, the 20-year-old student was abducted by...