Bhubaneswar, Feb. 6 -- Rourkela: In a shocking incident, four members of a family including an infant suffered serious burn injuries after a person allegedly threw acid on them in Sector-A under Bandhamunda police limits in the steel city on Wednesday.

Sources said Nagendra Pandey, his wife, mother and brother Krishnakant were outside their home when the miscreant allegedly hurled acid at them and fled the scene. While Krishnakant luckily escaped the attack, others in the family were rushed to the Ispat General Hospital (IGH) where they are currently undergoing treatment.

The accused Santosh Soni, as identified by Pandey's brother, has a jewellery shop in nearby diesel colony.

Narrating the incident, Krishnakant said, "My brother was t...