Kapurthala: Nine women -- one of them a minor -- were injured in an acid attack during a clash over a land dispute at a village in Punjab's Kapurthala.
A clash, sources said, were on between the Akali sarpanch Vinod Sehgal of Bhui village and a family, during which acid was thrown. Seven of the women -- labourers who were at the spot -- received burn injuries. So did two women members of the family, which claims the land belongs to them, but the Akali leader is building a community centre on it.
Sarpanch Vinod Sehgal claims the land belongs to the panchayat, the police said.
All the injured have been admitted to a local civil hospital and are said to be out of danger, they said. Mr Sehgal's wife Reena, who has been seriously injured, has been referred to a private hospital in Jalandhar.
Both sides have accused each other for the acid attack, but the police have arrested a man from the family, claiming that the Akali leader has no role in it. A case has been filed, the police said.
A clash, sources said, were on between the Akali sarpanch Vinod Sehgal of Bhui village and a family, during which acid was thrown. Seven of the women -- labourers who were at the spot -- received burn injuries. So did two women members of the family, which claims the land belongs to them, but the Akali leader is building a community centre on it.
Sarpanch Vinod Sehgal claims the land belongs to the panchayat, the police said.
Both sides have accused each other for the acid attack, but the police have arrested a man from the family, claiming that the Akali leader has no role in it. A case has been filed, the police said.
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