Kamothe man booked for throwing acid, assaulting wife

NAVI MUMBAI: Poonam Pandey (30), a Kamothe resident, has alleged that her husband, Sushil Pandey (32), allegedly threw acid on her face and assaulted her with a sharp weapon on Wednesday in New Panvel. “Pandey has alleged that her husband was peeved with her repeated demands to visit her native place. He took her to a trench in Patode village, New Panvel and attempted to kill her by throwing acid on her back and assaulting her.The locals found her in a pool of blood with a gash on her neck,” said API Amol Deshmukh. Pandey has been admitted to Kamothe MGM hospital and her husband is still at large. The Khandeshwar police have registered a case of attempted murder and acid throwing. —George Mendonca