Girls accused of acid attack sent to remand home

Darbhanga: The two teenage girls who had thrown acid on their girlfriend on Friday in a bid to kill her were sent to remand home in Patna on Monday.
But their confession stunned even the police investigating the case. The 15-year-old Rekha Kumari and Sangita Kumari (names changed) of Jale police station area in Darbhanga district passionately love each other so much that they planned to kill their friend from the same area and exchange their clothes to mislead their families and police and live a happy life together somewhere in the country.
Police sources said both the girls are the students of Class XI in a local college. "The girls planned to kill their friend Sanju (15) and run away to some unknown place where they could lead a life of their choice," a police officer said on Tuesday.
He said the accused purchased acid from a nearby shop on Friday and took Sanju to a lonely place and asked her to exchange clothes with one of them. "When Sanju refused, they threw acid on her face and hit her head with a brick. But the girl shouted for help before falling unconscious. The two fled before local people gathered and rushed the girl to DMCH," he said.
"On the statement of the victim, the two girls were arrested. It was noticed that while throwing acid, the two had also sustained injury on their fingers. They were taken to Jale referral hospital for treatment," said a police source.
ASP (Darbhanga) Dilnawaj Ahmad said the girls revealed that they were in passionate relationship and committed the crime to create a situation to suggest that one of them died. That's why they asked Sanju to wear the dress of one of them. "Both the girls have been sent to remand home in Patna on Monday at the directive of the juvenile board," the ASP said.