KENDRAPADA: A couple and their two-year-old daughter sustained severe burn injuries on Tuesday night when an unidentified person poured
acid on them while they were sleeping in their house at Patalipanka village under Marsaghai police station of Kendrapada district.
The victims have been identified by police as Himanshu Barik, 26, his wife Minati, 23, and their two-year daughter Subhashree. They were first admitted to a hospital in
Paradip. Later, Himanshu was shifted to a private hospital in
Cuttack as his condition deteriorated, sources said.
"Himanshu sustained critical injuries in his eyes in the incident.