A man threw acid on his wife and six other members of the family in Shaukeen Nagar area of Meerut on Friday.​ Following a dispute, Man named Sajid​ poured acid over his wife, her parents, three sisters and six-month-old nephew, leaving them seriously injured. The victims were sleeping when the accused ​Sajid​ along with his friend​ ​Waseem threw acid on the family members and his wife U​z​ma who had filed a case of domestic violence against him.​ ​

Police has​​ arrested​ ​Waseem while the main accused is still at large.​ ​SHO Ravindra Yadav said that police team has been sent to​ ​nab​ ​Sajid.​ The police said that five of the injured have been admitted to ​local hospital for treatment and are out of danger.​ While Sajid’s wife U​z​ma suffered 80 per cent burns and her nephew ​also suffered 60 per cent burns. Both are ​reported to be ​critical and ​have been referred to Safdar​jung Hospital in Delhi.​