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According to police, a guy allegedly splashed acid on a woman in Bengaluru today after she declined his marriage proposal.

The 32-year-old mother of three, who is divorced, suffered injuries to her right eye and is being treated at a private hospital.

"She is no longer in danger. Her vision has also been somewhat restored. We wish her a speedy recovery "DCP South Harish Pandey remarked.

Ahmed, 36, the accused, is on the run.

According to police, the two had known each other for about three years and had previously worked together in an incense business.

According to authorities, Ahmed had been hounding a woman from his own community for weeks to marry him.

"For several days, the accused had been pressuring her into marriage. He beat her, enraged by her rejection "According to the DCP,

The incident occurs two months after an acid attack on a woman in Bengaluru. Following that, the accused was apprehended in an ashram in Tamil Nadu, where he had been living under the pretence of a seer.