Acid attack on businessman – three including two women arrested
By Akshaya Rout
Jajpur,Dec 22 : Three persons including two women were arrested on Thursday in connection with the acid attack on a businessman at Jaraka market under Dharmasala police station in Jajpur district on 19 December afternoon .
The incident happened when Ashok Sahoo, the president of Jaraka market Businessmen’s Association was on his way to his shop . Sahoo suffered minor burn injuries as the acid was thrown on his coat . After this incident, Sahoo lodged an FIR in the police station and alleged that Jhunulata Baral and others threw acid at him .
Acting on the FIR , police launched an investigation and arrested Jhunulata Baral and Jharana Palei of Jaraka and Hemant Sethi of Nihalaprasad village under section- 326 (Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid, etc.) of Indian Penal Code said Rakesh Tripathy the IIC of Dharmasala police station.
