Uttar Pradesh Acid Attack: Three Dalit sisters attacked with acid in Gonda district
Uttar Pradesh Acid Attack: In a shocking incident, three Dalit sisters, all of them minors, were allegedly attacked with acid in UP's Gonda district on Tuesday.
As per the report, all three Dalit sisters were asleep inside their residence.
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The oldest of the three sisters, 17-year-old, suffered 35 percent burn injuries in the Gonda acid attack. The other two, aged 12 and 8, escaped with 25 percent and 5 percent burn injuries in the Uttar Pradesh acid attack, respectively.
Meanwhile, they have been admitted to a hospital, the police officials said.
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Reportedly, the incident took place in the early hours of Tuesday while they were asleep on the terrace.
The police has registered an FIR against unknown persons.
Gonda SP Shailesh Kumar Pandey said that the police received information that 3 girls were attacked with some chemical. The eldest girl among the three Dalit sisters received the maximum burn injury during Acid attack.
An investigation into the case has been started.
The family members told the police that at around 2 am, all the three sisters came running downstairs, screaming in pain. Their father thought the burn injuries were from a gas cylinder. Later, they realized that it was an acid attack.
As per the report, the eldest daughter was about to get married. The family has no suspicion on anyone so far, SP Pandey said.
-PTC News
