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A woman lawyer was allegedly attacked with an inflammable substance inside a court in Moradabad’s Thakurdwara tehsil, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Thursday around 10:30 am. The incident occurred when the advocate reached the court and moments later, two men attacked her.

According to the complaint filed by the victim, identified as Advocate Shashibala, she was dropped near the main gate of the court by her tenant, Satyendra. Moments later, two men, identified as Sachin Kumar and his relative Nitin Kumar, who were hiding nearby, threw an inflammable substance on her from behind. 

Shashibala alleged that one of the attackers placed a country-made pistol to her temple, warning her, "Today we will give you a very good gift." The accused fled when she raised an alarm, drawing the attention of other lawyers. The chemical burned parts of her body and clothes.

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Police identified the accused as residents of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand. Shashibala stated that she was pursuing legal cases against them in the Thakurdwara court. A case has been registered against them under Sections 124(1) (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the BNS at Thakurdwara Police Station.

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Superintendent of Police (Rural) Kunwar Akash Singh stated that CCTV footage showed the accused at another location during the incident. He clarified that it was not an acid attack and medical reports do not confirm such injuries. Police are investigating the matter, noting that the suspects entered the district from Kashipur and left using the same route.

(With PTI Inputs)

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