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A resident of the Priyadarshini Tribal Settlement at Marakavu, Mahalaskhmi suffered third-degree burns on her chest and one side of her face.
The couple had been living separately for the past nine months.
Rajapuram police found and arrested Manoj K C who had fled after throwing acid on his daughter and niece.
Rajapuram police have booked Manoj under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
This is the second such attack on a woman shopkeeper in Kasaragod in just one month.
The acid attack happened around 8 am on Sunday at an ayurvedic hospital in Cheruvannur, where Prabisha was receiving treatment for chronic back pain.
According to a police officer, the effects of formic acid worsen over time, increasing the severity of the burns.
Faisal, who goes by the nickname Mickey, declined to speculate on the reasons behind the attack, but acknowledged it had left him and his family traumatised.
While one of the girls sustained a burn injury of 20 per cent, the other two suffered 10 per cent burn injuries.
The college authorities caught hold of the accused before he fled the scene and handed him to the authorities.
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