Acid Balloon Thrown At Rape Victim In Alleged Attempt To Make Her Withdraw Complaint

A 38-year-old woman in India has been brutally attacked with acid in an alleged attempt to make her withdraw a rape complaint filed by her.

The incident happened in Mumbai, the financial capital of India, Sunday night. The victim has filed a police complaint saying she was attacked by an unknown person while she was on her way back home. The woman said the attacker threw an acid balloon at her and threatened her to withdraw the case of rape and extortion she had lodged two months ago against a woman and her friends, The Indian Express reported.

The woman's screams alerted the police officers patrolling the area and she was rushed to a hospital where the doctors confirmed the acid attack.

The victim suffered grievous injuries to her legs and was hospitalized for treatment, according to her complaint.

The victim reportedly had arguments with her business partner’s girlfriend who also worked with them. In June, the victim filed a complaint against the woman and her friends on rape and extortion charges.

The woman complained that ever since she filed the rape case, she has been receiving threats to withdraw the complaint. She also registered a complaint last week regarding the threats she had been receiving.

The police have not made any arrests yet. However, they have registered a case on charges of attacking a person with acid and have started an investigation.

"We are at present scanning the CCTVs of the area to identify the accused,” Indrajit Mohite, an investigating officer said, as reported by Hindustan Times. The police said they are also investigating if the attacker was hired by the people who have been accused of raping the woman.

In June, an accused rapist in India who was out on bail was arrested for murdering a woman who had accused him of raping her. The suspect identified by his first name Netram from the Indian state of Rajasthan reportedly stabbed the woman to death after she refused to withdraw the complaint against him. He was also accused of injuring the woman's younger sister who was present in the house during the attack.