Ahmed’s parents arranged his marriage with his cousin, but he had not disclosed this to Dr Chaudhry. She learnt about it through a friend, says Police. PHOTO: FILE
A man was taken to Mian Channu tehsil headquarters hospital on Monday after a homeopathic doctor he was having an affair with threw acid at him on learning that he was marrying a cousin.
Doctors treating the injured man said that a part of his face had burned. They also said he was at risk of losing vision in one eye. The woman was arrested and police claimed that she had confessed to the crime.
Police said 24-year-old Muhammad Naveed Ahmed of Faisal Town in Mian Channu had had an affair with Dr Naheed Chaudhry, 28, who ran a private clinic in Chak 114/15-L. They said he had first met her when he visited her clinic for treatment of his skin allergy.
Police said Ahmed’s parents had recently arranged his marriage with his cousin, but he had not disclosed this to Dr Chaudhry. Police said she learnt about Ahmed’s wedding on Sunday night through a common friend. The next day, they said, she called him at her clinic.
As soon as he entered the clinic, police said, she threw acid at his face. He managed to save his body, but his face was hurt. She fled the scene.
Ahmed was taken to a private clinic, from where he was referred to the THQ hospital, where doctors treating him said that his face was burned, with his eyes most affected. They said that it would take 72 hours to determine if Ahmed had lost sight.
A case has been registered against Dr Chaudhry. She was arrested a few hours later. Ahmed’s family said they had initially cancelled the wedding, but later decided to postpone it by just one day after the bride-to-be said that she was ready to marry Ahmed even if he lost his eyes.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 22nd, 2013.
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