Jashore, July 4 -- A mother, her daughter and minor son sustained burn injuries as a youth allegedly threw acid at them after the family refused his marraige proposal in Jhikargacha upazila of Jashore district, police said on Friday.

The injured are mother Rahela Khatun, 48, her daughter Ripa Khatun, 26, and minor son Yeanur, 8, of Gadkhali village under the upazila.

Quoting locals, officer-in-charge of Jhikargacha Police Station Nur Mohammad Gazi said the accused Jasim, 35, a day-labour who works at a neighbouring house had offered to marry Ripa several times, but was refused by the woman.

Enraged by it, Jasim earlier allegedly threatened Ripa to take revenge and around 8:15pm on Thursday he threw acid targeting them through windows, ...