Kolkata: A woman was arrested for allegedly throwing acid from her shop injuring at least four pedestrians, including a civic volunteer, in Kolkata on Sunday, police said.
"Manika Naskar (35), a shopkeeper, was arrested for allegedly attacking a person with acid during an altercation over money in Salt Lake's Nayapatty area. Some pedestrians present at the spot were also injured in the attack," an officer from Electronic Complex police station said.
"The victims suffered minor burn injuries in the attack and were released after administering primary first aid," the officer said.
Naskar was arrested and slapped with charges of acid throwing (IPC 326A) and criminal intimidation (IPC 506). The acid stored in her shop has been seized, police said.
"We have seized a huge amount of illegally stored acid from Burdwan and Katwa. We are investigating how the culprits managed to store so much acid without proper documents," the officer added.
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