The victim had returned from Hyderabad in the morning (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Key Highlights A woman allegedly threw acid on a 30-year-old woman as the latter had an affair with her husband The incident took place in Samatha Nagar, Gajuwaka The victim has not lodged a complaint against the accused woman

Vishakhapatnam: A woman in Samatha Nagar, Gajuwaka area of Visakhapatnam allegedly threw acid on another woman. The incident took place on Wednesday. The victim suffered 30 per cent burns and was taken to a private hospital. She is said to be out of danger.

The accused allegedly targeted the 30-year-old victim after the two of them had an argument. The victim had returned from Hyderabad in the morning.

According to a report in The Times of India, the accused hurled acid at the victim as the latter was in a relationship with her husband. In the past as well, the accused had warned the victim against continuing her relationship with her husband. No action has been taken against the accused as the victim has not lodged a police complaint.

Girl throws acid on youth after he refuses to marry her

A similar incident had come to light in October this year from the state of Uttar Pradesh where a girl allegedly threw acid at her boyfriend. The accused girl threw acid at her boyfriend after he allegedly refused to marry her. The victim suffered burn injuries on his face and eyes.

The accused and the 20-year-old victim had been in a relationship for six months. All of a sudden, the victim started ignoring his girlfriend and even turned down her marriage proposal. Irked at the same, the girl threw acid on her 20-year-old boyfriend. The victim's mother said that her son had been ignoring the girl's phone calls. On the day of the incident as well, the accused had called the victim. After the incident, the 20-year-old boy was taken to a hospital and the accused was arrested. She was booked under Section 326(A) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).