Overview

• Sumitra Debbarma, roughly 29–30, was arrested from her parents’ home in Sidhai, West Tripura, according to police.
• Police say she allegedly threw acid on her husband, Shibaji Debbarma, on Wednesday during a ride toward her parental home.
• Local villagers intervened when she allegedly tried to pour more acid, and the injured man was rushed for treatment.
• Shibaji, 38, sustained burns to his face and neck and is reported stable at GBP Hospital in Agartala.
• A case was registered on a complaint filed by the victim’s mother, and investigators describe the incident as stemming from a domestic dispute.