A Russian woman was thrown acid at in Varanasi in the early hours of Friday. The young woman was living in a rented house in the Lanka police station territory. The woman suffered acid burns on the right side of her body and was hospitalised by the landlady. The son of the house owner is the prime suspect in the incident.

Darya Yurieva Prokina came to Varanasi four months ago. She rented a place in Lanka area and befriended Siddharth Srivastava, son of the house owners. Darya had just returned from her trip to Darjeeling. Thursday night when she was fast asleep on the terrace of the house, someone threw the acid at her.

Pankaj Srivastav, uncle of suspect Siddharth Srivastav said that he heard commotion around 5 am. They found Darya suffering in pain and they rushed her to BHU hospital. BHU doctors have confirmed her chemical burns. Because of the acid, some part of her face and right shoulder has suffered injuries.

According to the local police, Siddharth and Darya were in a live-in relationship. SSP Akash Kulhir, Darya was planning on returning home. The decision led to some argument between the two and is probably the reason wy Siddharth might have attacked her.

Police also said that Siddharth bought acid 2 or 3 days ago. They also suspect that Siddharth is mentally unstable. Police are currently investigating the matter and questioning the family members of the suspect.