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MOTIHARI: A 14-year-old girl suffered severe burn injuries in an acid attack by her maternal uncle at Rani Chhapra under the Harsidhi police station area in East Champaran district on Friday night.

The girl is undergoing treatment at Motihari sadar hospital. Police have recorded her statement and registered an FIR against the girl’s maternal uncle, Nitesh Kumar of Rup Dih village under the same police station area, in connection with the incident.

The girl, a Class IX student, told police that the incident occurred when she was fast asleep with her grandmother and four younger sisters. “Nitesh and two others entered the house by breaking open the door and poured acid on my face and other body parts,” she told the police.

“Despite being the maternal uncle of the girl, Nitesh wanted to marry her. The girl’s mother was against the proposal. Nitesh poured acid on the minor girl to vent his ire,” a family member of the girl said, adding the girl had heated arguments with Nitiesh in the past.

SHO of Harsidhi police station Vinod Kumar Singh said the girl would be referred to Patna for better treatment. “We have started an investigation into the incident and efforts are on to arrest the accused,” the SHO added.

