Archive · 25 Dec 2025
Acid Attack in Patna Stemmed from Affair Suspicion
A woman who runs a parlour was attacked with acid in Patna.
The police say this happened because another woman, Nitu Devi, thought her husband was having an affair with the victim.
Nitu and her maid, Suman Devi, planned the attack and paid a man named Mohammad Ehshan to help them.
They approached the victim and her friends, pretending to ask for directions, and then threw acid on her.
The victim was taken to the hospital and is now safe, but the police are still looking for more people involved in the attack.
A woman was attacked with acid in Patna due to suspicions of an extramarital affair.
The attack was planned by Nitu Devi and her maid, Suman Devi, who paid Mohammad Ehshan to carry it out.
The incident occurred near Surya Mandir in the outskirts of Patna around 6–7 pm on Sunday.
The victim, a parlour owner, suffered minor burns and is now out of danger.
Police have arrested three individuals and are looking for the pillion rider involved in the attack.
- Who
- A woman (parlour owner) was attacked with acid by Nitu Devi, Suman Devi, and Mohammad Ehshan.
- What
- An acid attack was carried out on the victim due to suspicions of an extramarital affair.
- When
- The attack occurred on Sunday evening, around 6–7 pm.
- Where
- The incident took place near Surya Mandir in the outskirts of Patna.
- Why
- The attack was motivated by Nitu Devi's suspicion that her husband was having an affair with the victim.
- Victim
- Parlour owner (name not disclosed)
- Location
- Outskirts of Patna, near Surya Mandir
- Time
- Sunday evening, around 6–7 pm
- Perpetrators
- Nitu Devi, Suman Devi, and Mohammad Ehshan
- Motive
- Suspicion of extramarital affair
- Payment
- Rs 1 lakh to Mohammad Ehshan
- Victim's Condition
- Out of danger, minor burns