A housewife and her two daughters sustained serious injuries as criminals threw acid on them at village Uttar Analertari under Gaibandha Sadar upazila early hours yesterday.

Police arrested Abdul Khaleque in this connection.

Khaleque recently proposed Radha Rani Modal, 18, daughter of Chandi Charon Modak, for marriage, but her refusal angered him, police said.

Khaleque threw acid on the victim at 3:00am when she along with her mother Snehalata Modal and sister Beauty Modak were sleeping on the same bed. The three were admitted to Gaibandha modernised hospital with serious burn injuries.

Gaibandha Community Policing Committee with the help of Brac and Gono Unnayan Kendro arranged shifting the victims to Dhaka Medical College Hospital.