Ex-husband hurls acid on woman, her mother

Following a feud over divorce, a man allegedly threw acid on his former wife and mother-in-law in Kushtia's Bheramara on Sunday night, said police.

Doctors said both the victims suffered five percent burns to their bodies and were out of danger.

Shahjahan Ali, father of victim Mina Khatun, 22, said Rintu Ali, of Golapnagar village of the upazila, married his daughter in 2018. Last year, Mina came to know that Rintu, an alleged drug addict, was already married and had three children.

In March last year, Mina divorced Rintu. At this, he started threatening her, he said.

Officer-in-Charge of Bheramara Police Station Shah Jalal told The Daily Star that Rintu allegedly harassed Mina over phone and was seen roaming around her house.

On Sunday night, Rintu went inside her home and hid in a corner. When Mina was talking to her mother Baby Khatun around 8:00pm, he threw acid at them and ranaway, he said.

The two victims were rushed to Bheramara Upazila Health Complex, where they were being treated yesterday.

The OC said a case was filed in this connection and that they were trying to arrest the Rintu.