Gopalganj: Six persons suffered
burn injuries Thursday after a man threw acid on them for demanding extortion near a cinema hall in Gopalganj district, police said.
A man, identified as Vijay Sohar, hurled acid on them apparently to teach them lesson for demanding extortion from
him.
All six alleged extortionists suffered burn injuries
and were admitted to a hospital where the attending doctors
referred two of them - Anu Mishra and Akhilesh Dube - to Patna
in view of their critical condition, they said.
The attacker has been arrested, police added.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, January 19, 2012, 13:32