KANAKAPURA: A man jilted over a love affair threw acid on the face of a 17-year-old girl in Karnataka. The girl recently dodged a marriage proposal from the man which led to the criminal act. In the incident, Kanakapura native Sumanth was arrested. He is just 22 years old. The girl is under treatment in the hospital and has suffered severe injuries to her left eye.

The two were locked in an affair for nearly one year. However, the tides took a turn recently which led to the girl denying outrightly a marriage proposal. Kanakapura Town police have registered a case also under the POCSO Act and IPC Sections.