India, Jan. 29 -- A 28-year-old driver in Assam's Cachar barged into his neighbour's house, raped the 30-year-old woman in front of her two children and poured a chemical substance believed to be acid on her body before running away on January 22, police said.

The woman is battling for life at the Silchar Medical College and Hospital (SMCH).

A case was registered on January 23 on the information provided by her eldest child, a six-year-old boy.

"My two kids saw the entire torture and they are also traumatised," the woman's husband, who was not at home when the incident took place, said.

He shared details of the case on Wednesday, saying he wanted justice for his wife and the arrest of the man who destroyed their lives.

The husband sa...