Lucknow: Police on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man for allegedly throwing acid on his wife’s lover after catching the two in a compromising situation at his house.The accused, identified as Rajendra Kumar alias Rajan, a resident of Santnagar village under the Rahimabad police station limits in Lucknow, allegedly attacked the man on Friday night after finding him with his wife, according to police.The victim sustained serious injuries in the acid attack. Based on a complaint filed by the victim’s father, Rahimabad police registered an FIR under Section 124(1) of the BNS.According to police, the accused allegedly admitted during interrogation that he had found his wife and the victim in a compromising situation at his house. Angered by this, he picked up acid kept inside the house and threw it on the man, leaving him seriously injured.Police said the accused’s criminal antecedents were being verified with other police stations and districts. After completion of the necessary legal formalities, he was to be produced before a court.
