Maharashtra: Acid attack victim dies

BEED (Maharashtra): In a heart-wrenching Diwali tragedy, a 22-year-old victim of acid attack by her boyfriend lay abandoned in a roadside ditch for over 12 hours, and after a 16-hour fight for her life, she died in a hospital here on Sunday morning, police said. Moving swiftly, teams of Maharashtra Police launched a manhunt for the absconding accused and zeroed in on him at his hideout in Nanded district on Sunday evening, Neknur Police Station Investigating Officer LaxmanKendre informed amid a political uproar. The ghastly incident happened early Saturday morning when the duo - Avinash R. Rajure, 25 and Savitra D. Ankulkar, 22, rode on a motorcycle from Pune to their home in Shelgaon village, Nanded district, for Diwali celebrations, said Kendre. (IANS)

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