BHOPAL: A man allegedly poured acid onto his wife's genitals after she failed to meet his demand for more dowry.

This incident was reported from Guna district in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday evening where his friends and family members not only held her down while battery fluid from their tractor was being poured into her private parts, but also forced her to drink kerosene.

Though the woman suffered serious burn injuries on her genitals, abdomen and thighs, her husband and his family members confined her to her room and did not provide any medical treatment to her. It is alleged that it took her several hours to get medical help after the attack.

Victim's father has approached senior police officers seeking strong action against the accused.

Police said that her husband Kalyan Ahirwar , who thought she was dead, called her father and said she committed suicide. But she gained consciousness after some time. Victim narrated the ordeal to her father and doctors at the district hospital.

She got married to Kalyan Ahirwar eight years ago. Her father told police that harassment started in 2009.

In 2010 a case of dowry harassment was also registered against the accused. This case was withdrawn after an out of court settlement between the two families.

Despite a compromise and a verbal assurance they continued harassing her.

"The matter took an ugly turn on Wednesday when Kalyan and his family he poured the acid on her body," said an official at Myana Police Station in Guna.