Panchmahal: Acid thrown on house of BJP minority cell chief

VADODARA: Unidentified persons threw acid on the door of the residence of Panchmahal district BJP minority cell president Mustufa Poonawala. He alleged that the incident had its roots in his appointment as the president of the cell a fortnight ago.
Poonawala submitted a complaint to the Godhra police stating that the incident took place at around 12.45pm on Thursday. He added that the acid was so strong that it was not possible to come out of the door.He stated that he was not at home and was going to the BJP office when the incident took place.
Poonawala suspects that the act was conducted by some elements who did not like him accepting the post. Poonawala claimed that four or five days back, a dead hen was found outside his house and on a couple of occasion, garbage had also been dumped there. He has stated that the acid was thrown by some people who came in an auto-rickshaw. A CCTV had captured the incident and the police could reach the culprits, he stated in his complaint.