India, July 9 -- An 18-year-old woman was allegedly attacked with a toilet acid cleaner on Tuesday in Karnataka's Chikkaballapura district by a man whose marriage proposal she had rejected.

The accused then reportedly attempted suicide by setting himself ablaze with diesel. The incident took place in Manchanabele village in the district.

Anand Kumar, in his early 20s, is a relative of the victim and had expressed his desire to marry her, PTI reported, quoting police as saying.

However, Vaishali rejected his proposal. Upset over the refusal, he allegedly poured toilet acid cleaner on her face and then tried to take his own life outside her house by dousing himself in diesel and setting himself on fire.

Since the acid cleaner used was n...