Bengaluru saw maximum incidents of acid attacks in 2022: NCRB

Bengaluru saw the highest number of acid attacks against women in the nation in 2022, according to the most recent National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report, with the city police registering six cases.

Bengaluru topped the overall list of the 19 metropolitan cities included in the NCRB data, with eight women reporting acid attacks in the previous year. According to the data, Ahmedabad registered five cases of acid attacks in 2022, placing it in third place, and Delhi saw seven women fall victim to these attacks in 2022.

The national capital of Delhi reported seven cases of attempted attacks last year, followed by Bengaluru with three cases, according to an analysis of NCRB data.

Meanwhile, meteropolitan cities like Hyderabad and Ahmedabad registered two such cases of attempted attacks in 2022.

One of the prominent cases of acid attack which shook Bengaluru last year was that of a 24-year-old M.Com graduate who was attacked on April 28 when she was on her way to work. According to police, the accused had been stalking the woman for several years.

He approached her for marriage and when she rejected his proposal, he splashed acid on her. The man was nabbed later in May from Tiruvannamalai Ashram where he was allegedly hiding in the guise of a “Swami”. In June 2023, the victim was offered a job on contract basis by Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s office at his secretariat.

Another similar case was reported on June 10, 2022 wherein a man allegedly threw acid on the face of his female friend after she turned down his marriage proposal.

(with inputs from PTI)