Meerut: Man throws acid on wife, six other family members

A man threw acid on his wife and six other members of the family in Shaukeen Nagar area of Meerut during wee hours on Friday.

A man threw acid on his wife and six other members of the family in Shaukeen Nagar area of Meerut during wee hours on Friday.

The victims were sleeping when the accused Sajid along with his friend Vaseem threw acid on the family members and his wife Ujma who had filed a case of domestic violence against him.

Police have arrested Vaseem while the main accused is still at large. Sajid's brother has been taken into custody for interrogation. " Police team has been sent to arrest him", SHO Ravindra Yadav said.

The injured have been admitted to a medical college hospital for treatment and are out of danger.