January 13, 2026 06:40 am (IST)
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Russian woman attacked with acid in Varanasi
Varanasi, Nov 13 (IBNS) A Russian woman was severely injured when she was attacked with acid allegedly by her landlord's son on at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, reports said.
The 23-year-old woman, who is from Moscow, was staying as a paying guest at the home of her attacker.
The police said the woman was admitted to trauma centre at the Banaras Hindu University and was in a critical but stable condition,
The man threw acid on the woman after an argument. The two had recently travelled together to Ladakh.
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