A man threw acid on his wife in Tamia town of Chhindwara district late on Friday night and escaped with their child after dumping the woman in a ditch. Chhindwara is about 275 kilometers south east of Bhopal.
A group of tribal women, who had gone to collect ‘mahua’ in the forests on Saturday morning saw the victim and took the woman to a primary health centre in Tamia. She was later shifted to Chhindwada District hospital, where her condition is stated to be critical.
The couple - Umesh Parihar and Lalita Parihar - along with their child reportedly had gone from Betul to Tamia for a picnic.
According to the police, the couple had a dispute on Friday night following which Umesh threw acid his wife and dumped her in a ditch.
The woman sustained grievous injuries and was not able to give her detailed statement before police personnel. The police launched a manhunt for the accused.