Cuttack: Two youths sustained grievous burn injuries in an acid attack by a 50-year-old man at Chandini Chowk locality of Cuttack over past enmity, today.
A source said that the two victims belong to Balu Bazaar in the city and one of them has been identified as 19-year-old Satyaban Sahu and the other as Satyaban’s friend.
An altercation erupted between Satyaban and the elderly man and, in a fit of rage, the accused attacked the youth with acid that he had brought with him (the accused).
However, the friend Satyaban also got injured in the incident.
Some locals rescued the injured and admitted them to SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) in critical condition, a police official informed.
Further details are still awaited.