Police say a case in the matter has been registered and Sheeba was arrested today. (Represent)
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A 35-year-old woman and a mother of two were arrested Saturday for throwing acid at a man for allegedly turning down her marriage proposal, police said.
Arun Kumar (28) from Thiruvanthapuram is being treated at a medical university hospital in the state capital and is at risk of losing his sight after Sheeba threw acid in his face on November 16, police said.
“Doctors said he might have lost his eyesight. They met through Facebook, but then he learned that she was married and a mother of two. He wanted to end the relationship but he didn’t. she tried to blackmail him and demand money,” police told PTI.
They say Mr. Kumar, along with his brother-in-law and friend, went to a church near Adimala on November 16, where he met her to give the money she was looking for.
A CCTV image from the church grounds, which emerged today, shows Sheeba, who was behind Mr. Kumar, approaching and splashing acid in his face. In the process, she also suffered some minor injuries.
Police said he was hospitalized privately at a hospital in Adimala that day and was later transferred to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.
A case related to the matter was registered yesterday and Sheeba was arrested today, police said.
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