The city police on Thursday apprehended a youth on charges of throwing acid on an employee of the Income Tax Department in Anna Nagar on Wednesday.
On Wednesday, two unidentified men hurled acid on Mohit (23), a native of Madhya Pradesh, who is living in a Central Revenue Quarters at Anna Nagar with two of his colleagues. The incident occurred when Mohit was alone in the apartment.
Around 9 p.m., the assailants, who wore helmets, knocked on Mohit’s door and hurled acid on him before fleeing the scene. The police arrested one of the accused, G. Prabhu (30), after the victim identified him.
A senior police officer said: “Prabhu, a resident of K.K. Nagar, had previously worked with the I-T Department before he was removed from service. He currently works for a private company which deals with construction work. Prabhu decided to attack Mohit after enmity brewed between them over a woman employee. He procured acid that is used for cleaning purposes to carry out the attack.”
The official also added that they were interrogating the accused to find the name of the other suspect involved in the incident. The victim had suffered burns on his face, back and abdomen and is currently recovering.
