Not even in his wildest dreams would have this 17-year-old thought that skipping a garba event would cost him so dearly. One of the residents of the area mistook him for a petrol thief and flung acid at him from the window. He was immediately rushed to the nearest hospital. However, not only did he suffer severe injuries, he even missed his college exam because of the incident. The Virar police filed an FIR against the unknown person on October 2 and launched a search operation.

The 17-year-old boy, who suffered injuries in the attack, was discharged from hospital on October 2 after he underwent treatment for two days. Pics/Hanif Patel