Woman suffers severe burns; husband on the run

A woman suffered severe burns after her husband threw acid on her following a quarrel in this western Uttar Pradesh district, police said Thursday.

According to the police, accused Bablu Kumar (30), a resident of Faloda village in the Purkazi police station area, has been on the run since the incident Wednesday evening.

Purkazi police station SHO Vijay Singh said a case has been registered based on a complaint filed by the woman's mother and a hunt is on for the accused.

The woman was admitted to the district hospital.

After the incident, a group of women activists staged a protest and demanded immediate arrest of the accused.