Overview
- Four people suffered burns at a home in Shergarh, Bareilly, when an intruder threw a substance through a mosquito net as they slept on the veranda.
- Police identified the suspect as Umesh Kashyap, who allegedly sought to marry Lakshmi Devi despite being married.
- Officers say he entered the house via the roof and fled, and an FIR is registered with teams formed to find him.
- The woman, her husband, and their two children were treated at the Shergarh Community Health Centre, and one patient was referred to the district hospital.
- Accounts differ on the material used, with some reports calling it acid and police describing a flammable substance that remains under investigation.