Acid Attack

Acid Thrown At 16 Of Bihar Family For Trying To Stop Molestation: Cops

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday August 28, 2019

Sixteen members of an extended family were attacked with acid, seriously injuring eight, when they opposed an attempted molestation of a young woman in the family by some youths in a village in Bihar's Vaishali district today, police said.

Man, Wife Get 11 Years In Jail For Throwing Acid On Woman Who Refused To Marry Him

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 25, 2019

A 23-year-old man and his wife have been sentenced to 11 years in jail by a Delhi court for throwing acid on a woman on her refusal to marry him three years ago.

Chhapaak's Malti To '83's Romi - How Deepika Padukone Declutters Her Mind Between Switching Roles

Entertainment | Wednesday July 24, 2019

"I've always believed that a character never really leaves your system entirely," said Deepika Padukone

Delhi Woman Throws Acid On Boyfriend For Refusing To Marry Her: Police

Delhi News | Edited by Stela Dey | Monday June 17, 2019

A Delhi woman allegedly threw acid on her boyfriend in the national capital's Vikaspuri area to exact revenge from him as he did not want to marry her, police said. She was riding pillion on her boyfriend's motorcycle when she asked him to take off his helmet as she was "unable to touch him properly". Moments later, she allegedly threw acid on him.

Death Sentence Of Convict Commuted To Life In Preeti Rathi Case

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 13, 2019

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a 25-year-old man in the 2013 Preeti Rathi acid attack and murder case in Mumbai, but commuted his death penalty to life imprisonment.

2 People Riding On Scooter Allegedly Attacked With Acid In Delhi

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 13, 2019

A girl and a boy, travelling on a scooter, were allegedly attacked with acid in West Delhi on Tuesday, the police said.

Chhapaak Director On Deepika Padukone's Transformation Into An Acid Attack Survivor

Entertainment | Friday June 7, 2019

Deepika Padukone had to sit through two-and-a-half hours of prosthetics every day.

Chhapaak: Deepika Padukone Wraps 'The Most Precious Film' Of Her Career

Entertainment | Wednesday June 5, 2019

"And it's a wrap on the most precious film of my career," wrote Deepika Padukone

2 Arrested For Attacking Their Sister With Acid In Greater Noida 

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 3, 2019

Two men have been arrested in Greater Noida's Dadri for allegedly trying to kill their 22-year-old sister by throwing acid on her, officials said Monday.

Man Dies After Acid Attack, Woman Injured In Maharashtra

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 30, 2019

A man died and a woman accompanying him suffered severe burn injuries after some people threw acid at them on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway in Palghar, the police said today.

2 Men Attack Sister Near Delhi, Prompts Call For Enforcing Acid Sale Ban

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Six days after a 22-year-old woman was attacked with acid and thrown out of a car by her brothers in Greater Noida, the National Commission of Women (NCW) today cited the incident to push for stricter enforcement of the ban on indiscriminate sale of the corrosive chemical in Uttar Pradesh.

Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak Is "Halfway Done." See Post Wrap-Up Pics From Delhi

Entertainment | Tuesday April 23, 2019

Deepika Padukone posed while in the get-up of her character Malti.

Acid Thrown At Teenager After She Resists Gang-Rape Attempt In Bihar

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday April 20, 2019

A teenager in Bihar's Bhagalpur district was attacked with acid after she resisted an attempt of gang-rape by a group of four young men, police said on Saturday.

Acid Attack On Bihar Teen For Resisting Molestation, Mother Shown Gun

Cities | Reported by Manish Kumar, Edited by Prionka Jha | Saturday April 20, 2019

A 17-year-old girl in Bihar was badly injured after her neighbour allegedly threw acid on her, following a failed attempt to molesther. Her mother was held at gunpoint by the four attackers, the police said.

Woman Constable Attacked With Acid After She Rejects Marriage Proposal

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 4, 2019

The woman constable was leaving for her duty when four men in a car attacked her.