Man pours acid on widow, kills himself later

Chennai | Saturday | 19th January, 2019

Summary:

However, his harassment continued.On Thursday night, the man waylaid her when she was returning home from the tailoring unit. She worked in a tailoring unit, police said.In April last, Girija lodged a complaint with the Thiruvattar police as she could not bear his harassment. KANYAKUMARI: A 29-year-old man poured acid on a widow for refusing to marry him and committed suicide at Eattracodu in Kanyakumari district on Thursday night.Police said John Rose, a labourer, had been compelling M Girija, 36, to marry him. Police registered a case against Rose under sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Tamil Nadu Prevention of Women Harassment Act and conducted inquiries. He picked up a quarrel with her and poured acid on her..