Man Throws Acid On Wife Inside Court Complex In Tamil Nadu Over Illicit Affair

Thursday, March 23, 2023, was a tense day at the Combined Court Complex in Coimbatore when a man, age 40, threw acid on his wife, age 35, as she waited in the court's waiting area.

A man who suspected his wife was having an affair threw acid on her at the district courtroom, leaving her with burn injuries.?

Kavitha had reached the court premises to appear in a theft case, the police said.?

After being accused of stealing a gold necklace worth ten sovereigns from a bus passenger in August 2016, she was taken into custody.

Her case is now being heard at the First Judicial Magistrate Court. She was out on bail.

The police say she had an affair with one Prabhu and ran away with him a week ago, much to the dismay of her husband and their two daughters.

Police say her husband, Shivakumar, came to the courthouse in preparation for her court appearance and splashed acid from a water bottle onto Kavitha's face.

Kavitha, writhing in pain, suffered severe burns below the neck and ran for cover as a female lawyer nearby covered her upper body with a cloth.?

She was taken to a government hospital, where doctors told police that she had already burned 80% of her body.

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Shivakumar, a truck driver, attempted to flee the court, but police apprehended him.?

According to the police report, Sivakumar brought acid to the courtroom in a water bottle.

(With PTI inputs)

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