In Agra, a 12-year-old girl suffered permanent vision loss in one eye after her aunt allegedly attacked her with a steel hairband. The incident occurred when the girl accidentally dropped the aunt's infant daughter. Police have registered a case against the aunt, while the girl receives treatment at AIIMS Delhi, with her father alleging that police diluted the charges.
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