Dejected lover throws acid on girl in Karnataka's Ramanagara, held
Ramanagara: Dejected over a girl rejecting his love proposal, a youngster subjected the girl to acid attack, following which he was arrested by the Kanakpura Town Police Station here in the district.
The accused has been identified as Sumanth, a resident of Kanakpura who was absconding after assaulting the girl on Friday night.
The police said Sumanth splashed acid on the girl when she was walking near the Narayanappa Lake in Kanakapura taluk on Friday night. The youngster, who came there on his bike, stopped the girl and allegedly pestered her to accept his love for her.
As the girl refused, Sumanth splashed her face with acid before absconding, said the police.
The girl was injured in her left eye due to the acid attack and is being treated in a hospital in Bengaluru.
Kanakapura Town Police have registered a case under the POCSO Act and are investigating the matter further.
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Patna-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Lucknow due to bad weather
Lucknow (PTI): Adverse weather forced an IndiGo Kolkata-Patna flight to make an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Friday, airport sources said.
According to airport officials, weather conditions in Patna deteriorated suddenly on Friday afternoon, affecting flight operations.
IndiGo flight 6E 6917 from Kolkata, which was scheduled to land in Patna at 3.50 pm, could not land due to bad weather and kept circling in the air after failing to get clearance from air traffic control, they said.
The flight was later diverted to Lucknow and landed safely at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport at around 5.15 pm. There were 180 passengers and six crew members on board, officials said.
The aircraft was later allowed to depart for Patna after weather conditions improved.
