Madhepura: Five persons, including a minor, on Sunday sustained burn injuries when a woman threw acid on them in Madhepura police station area in the district.

The culprit, Prabha Shah, threw acid on her neighbour Janardan Paswan and his three family members following a quarrel, police said.

An eight-year-old child of another family who was present nearby also sustained burn injuries in the acid attack, they said.

The injured were admitted to the Sadar hospital on Sunday.