A MAN in Bhilai threw hot oil on a woman after she refused marrying him. The victim, a folk artist, had returned home after attending a programme in Uttar Pradesh and after she refused marrying the accused, he threw hot oil on her face. The victim has suffered burns on her face and chest while the police after recording her statements have launched a hunt to arrest the culprit. Chhaoni Station House Officer Inspector Navi Monika Pandey confirmed the incident saying that the hot liquid thrown on the victim woman was oil.

 

The victim Shakuntala (34), wife of Babulal Markandey is a resident of Nehru Chowk, Camp1, Chhaoni, Bhilai. Meanwhile the accused Rakesh, son of Dhanaram is his neighbor. Police informed that Shakuntala is a folk artist and she returned from Uttar Pradesh after giving performance there on Thursday. At about 16:30 hrs while the victim was talking to her daughter Harshita in front of her house, the accused came there and again asked her to marry him. He had previously too proposed her for marriage and when Shakuntala again denied marrying him, the accused turned violent.