A 22-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for allegedly throwing acid on her ex-boyfriend when he was getting married to another woman in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district.

The incident occurred on April 19, 2023 when the groom Damrudhar Baghel (25) was getting married to a 19-year-old woman in Chhote Amabal village. Due to the acid attack, the groom, the bride and 10 attendees sustained minor burns in the acid attack.

Police had lodged a case under section 326 A (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against an unidentified accused and carried the further investigation.

“We scanned footage of some CCTV cameras installed in the village, activated informers and checked the background of the bride and the groom,” the police officer said.

“People could not see the accused as the incident happened in the late evening hours and the power supply was disrupted at that time,” he said.

The investigation revealed the involvement of a woman, who was an ex-girlfriend of the groom. She was then taken into custody.

The investigation also revealed that the accused woman disguised herself as a man to conceal her identity while committing the crime.

The accused told police that she and Damrudhar Baghel were in a relationship for the last several years and claimed Damrudhar cheated her by marrying another woman.

“When the woman came to know about Damrudhar’s marriage, she planned the attack and stole acid from a chilli farm where she works,” the police officer said. The acid is used to clean the drip system in the farm.