<p>Refusal to marry cost a girl dearly in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district when her fiance allegedly attacked her with acid on Thursday inflicting serious injuries on her face and body.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 22-year-old girl has been admitted to the medical college hospital in Agra town where her condition is stated to be critical.<br /><br />According to the police sources, the girl’s marriage was fixed with Ishtiaq, who is also an Agra resident. Their engagement was solemnised a few months ago.<br /><br />The marriage proposal, however, had to be dropped by the girl’s family after Ishtiaq’s family reportedly demanded a hefty dowry. Being poor, the girl’s parents expressed their inability to pay and called off the marriage.<br /><br />Ishtiaq, however, continued to exert pressure on the girl to marry him but she reportedly spurned him, the sources said.<br /><br />An enraged Ishtiaq, carrying a bottle of acid, barged into the girl’s house on Thursday morning and poured it on her. <br /><br />The unsuspecting girl suffered serious injuries on face and other parts. <br /><br />The culprit managed to escape. The victim, who writhed in pain, was rushed to the hospital where her condition was said to be critical.<br /><br />Police said a massive manhunt has been launched to nab the culprit. Ishtiaq’s photographs have been sent to all the police stations in the city, the police said.<br /><br />Incidentally, it is the eight acid attack on Agra girls in past two months, the sources said, adding that resentment prevailed in the area where the victim lived.<br /><br />Barely a couple of days ago, four members of a family were attacked with acid after they refused to accept a marriage proposal from a youth in Bulandshahr.<br /></p>
<p>Refusal to marry cost a girl dearly in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district when her fiance allegedly attacked her with acid on Thursday inflicting serious injuries on her face and body.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 22-year-old girl has been admitted to the medical college hospital in Agra town where her condition is stated to be critical.<br /><br />According to the police sources, the girl’s marriage was fixed with Ishtiaq, who is also an Agra resident. Their engagement was solemnised a few months ago.<br /><br />The marriage proposal, however, had to be dropped by the girl’s family after Ishtiaq’s family reportedly demanded a hefty dowry. Being poor, the girl’s parents expressed their inability to pay and called off the marriage.<br /><br />Ishtiaq, however, continued to exert pressure on the girl to marry him but she reportedly spurned him, the sources said.<br /><br />An enraged Ishtiaq, carrying a bottle of acid, barged into the girl’s house on Thursday morning and poured it on her. <br /><br />The unsuspecting girl suffered serious injuries on face and other parts. <br /><br />The culprit managed to escape. The victim, who writhed in pain, was rushed to the hospital where her condition was said to be critical.<br /><br />Police said a massive manhunt has been launched to nab the culprit. Ishtiaq’s photographs have been sent to all the police stations in the city, the police said.<br /><br />Incidentally, it is the eight acid attack on Agra girls in past two months, the sources said, adding that resentment prevailed in the area where the victim lived.<br /><br />Barely a couple of days ago, four members of a family were attacked with acid after they refused to accept a marriage proposal from a youth in Bulandshahr.<br /></p>