A 39-year-old man threw acid on his wife early yesterday morning in Vasai (West), because he suspected her of having an affair. The woman sustained serious injuries to her face, hand and stomach, receiving 20 per cent burns.

The husband, who was drunk when he attacked her, was arrested soon after. The accused, identified as Ajay Raut, is a rickshaw driver, and his wife, Aarti, works in a private firm as a clerk.