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Bengaluru Police Arrest Man for Machete, Acid Attack

By Drooid · Sep 17, 2026, 4:44 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Bengaluru police arrested Venkatesan after he attacked his wife with a machete and acid.
He arrived on a motorcycle carrying a knife, a machete and acid.
He chased Madhumitha into underground parking, then struck her with a machete and threw acid.
A traffic police sub-inspector stopped Venkatesan.
Madhumitha remains in ICU; police filed an FIR for attempted murder citing a marital dispute.

History

Historical Context

After the 2012 Delhi gang-rape sparked nationwide protests, the government enacted the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act—known as the Nirbhaya Act—passed in March 2013, receiving presidential assent on 2 April and imposing at least ten years’ imprisonment for acid attacks (Section 326A). The law recorded 1,538 acid assaults in 2012, shaping today’s Bengaluru prosecution of a machete-and-acid assault.

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Story summary

Bengaluru police arrested Venkatesan after he attacked his wife with a machete and acid.
He arrived on a motorcycle carrying a knife, a machete and acid.
He chased Madhumitha into underground parking, then struck her with a machete and threw acid.
A traffic police sub-inspector stopped Venkatesan.
Madhumitha remains in ICU; police filed an FIR for attempted murder citing a marital dispute.

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