New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government on the incident of acid attack on a Russian woman in Varanasi.
"As I learnt about the acid attack on the Russian girl in Varanasi, I asked for a report from UP Government," Swaraj said in a tweet.
The Union minister also noted that the accused has been arrested.
The 23-year-old Russian national had suffered 46 per cent burn injuries after a local youth threw acid on her on November 13 in Nand Nagar area of Varanasi.
The victim has been shifted to a Delhi hospital after initial treatment in Varanasi. She has dual citizenship of Russia and Bulgaria.
During her stay at the Varanasi house, she came close to the landlord's son Siddharth Srivastava, who is a student of music at Banaras Hindu University, a senior police officer had said.
"Srivastav was unhappy over the decision of the woman to return to Russia. They had a quarrel over the issue after which Srivastav threw acid on her," Senior Superintendent of Police Akash Kulhary had said.
Srivastav's mother heard the woman's cries and rushed her to hospital.
On the next day, Srivastav, who had fled to Allahabad after committing the crime, was nabbed when he came back to visit the victim in the hospital, Kulhary said.
A guilt-ridden Srivastav said at a press conference called by police, "I really feel shameful for my act, I don't know whether I would ever be able to meet her in my life."
The victim was admitted to Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi yesterday.
Varanasi District Magistrate Rajmani Yadav told PTI that her health condition is stated to be stable. He also said that UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav sanctioned Rs 5 lakh from the CM Relief Fund for the woman's treatment.
