AGRA: An enraged man suffering from chicken pox allegedly threw acid on his wife after she served him ‘

’, which was prohibited by his doctor in diet.

The incident took place in Nagla Gular area of Jagdispura police jurisdiction of

's Agra city. Based on the victim’s written complaint, who suffered 50% burn injuries, the accused was arrested on Wednesday afternoon and was sent to jail.

The accused was identified as Mukesh Verma who is married for four years with Nisha Verma and the couple have two children. The attack on woman occurred on Sunday afternoon after altercation with her husband.

Speaking to TOI, Parvesh Kumar Singh, station house officer of Jagdispura, said, “After the incident the accused was absconding, but was arrested on Wednesday. During interrogation he claimed that his wife poured acid on herself to frame him, which we believe is not true.”

Officer said, “The accused claimed that he was suffering from chicken pox and doctor had advised him to have simple food without oil and spice. On Sunday, his wife Nisha served him ‘dry fry’, after which the couple engaged in heated argument and the woman threatened to leave him alone in his sickness and visit her parent’s house with children which infuriated him and he assaulted the victim.”

“The victim, Nisha, in her FIR had alleged that after the assault, Mukesh threw acid on her which he used in cleaning silver jewellery,” claimed officer Parvesh Kumar Singh. According to police, Mukesh is a silversmith.

Adding further, SHO Jagdispura said, “Based on the victim’s written complaint, who had suffered 50 % burn injuries, Mukesh was booked under IPC section 326 A (Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc), under which the maximum punishment is life imprisonment.”