Mandi Sadiq Ganj police claimed on Friday to have arrested a man, who was booked on the charge of throwing acid on his wife on Thursday.
The FIR says Shagufta Bibi of Chak Madrassa married Anwar of Islampura, Mandi Sadiq Ganj, and the couple had a 6-year-old son.
It further says that Anwar would frequently beat his wife, and on March 18, during an argument over a minor issue, the suspect threatened to divorce the woman and threw acid at her.
However, police sources claim that initial investigation showed the acid attack allegations seem to be fabricated.
They say that the suspect claims the burn marks on the woman’s face were about seven years old when she had accidentally fallen on burning coals.
They say that three days before the registration of the FIR, the suspect had divorced the woman.
On the other hand, the woman claimed that she suffered an acid attack on March 18, but family elders intervened and stopped her from immediately reporting the matter to police.
Source: Dawn
