LUCKNOW/GORAKHPUR, April 10 -- A young woman who was to be seen by a prospective groom's family on Friday morning, was killed in a midnight acid attack in Kushinagar district. Her mother remains critical, with police now probing whether the assault was driven by personal enmity or linked to her impending marriage.

The victim, identified as Kajal Yadav, 23, died during treatment at BRD Medical College, Gorakhpur, while her mother, Leelawati, alias Kaushalya Devi, 58, is battling for life. The attack took place in Morwan Imlia village under Ramkola police station limits in the early hours of Friday.

According to police and family members, Kajal was sleeping with her mother in a first-floor room when unidentified assailants allegedly enter...