Hurt by the rejection by her lover to get married, a 26-year-old woman allegedly attacked him with acid and a surgical knife. The incident took place in the Vijayanagar area of Bengaluru.

The victim, a businessman named Jayakumar, was in a relationship with the accused who worked in a hospital.

When Jayakumar refused to marry the woman in question , she schemed to attack him.

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THE ATTACK

It seemed that the accused was well prepared. She had come wearing a black dress and her face covered. She had also gone to the extent of covering the number plate of her scooter. She had pasted a white paper with another registration number.

According to the police, Jayakumar and his brother were returning home on a motorbike when the accused waited for him near the pipeline area of Vijayanagara. As soon as she spotted him, she threw acid on his face.

Soon after, Jayakumar and his brother followed the lady and managed to catch up with her and stop her. When they forcefully tried to remove her helmet to identify the attacker, she used a surgical knife to cut his face and neck areas.

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Jayakumar is being treated in KC General hospital for burn injuries and is said to be out of danger.

Jayakumar had been avoiding the accused for two years after an 8-year-long relationship. Jayakumar was planning to get married to another woman and that angered the accused even more. She decided that attacking was the only way to retaliate.

The police have arrested the accused will be producing her before the judicial magistrate.