The court also issued arrest warrants against three more in connection with violation of the act.

The mobile court led by Magistrate Rokon-ud Doula found three acid importers and distributors guilty of storing nitric acid and sulphuric acid in amount more than they are allowed to, not maintaining the buyers' logbook, not having licence from the energy ministry and operating business with an expired licence from the fire department.

At Maya Chemical and Company at Gual Nagar Lane under Kotwali Police Station, the mobile court found 17 tons of acid stored in its warehouse although its licence permits the storage of 10 tons maximum.

The company also failed to maintain any logbook of buyers, which is mandatory for an acid seller. It was also accused of other aforesaid irregularities.

The court sentenced co-owner of the factory Hannan Bhuiyan, his brother Rafiqul Islam and manager of the company Abul Hossain to six years imprisonment and fined them Tk 3 lakh each. The mobile court later handed them over to jail authorities.

The court also issued an arrest warrant against co-owner of the company Sultana Raffia.

The mobile court raided Vanish Chemical and Company in the same area afterwards. The court sentenced owner of the company Niyamat Ali and manager Tarique Hossain to six years imprisonment and fined them Tk 3 lakh. They were accused of all aforesaid irregularities including not having license from the energy ministry. They were handed over to jail authorities as well.

Raiding HK Chemical and Company at Tantibazar in the capital the mobile court issued arrest warrants against Abul Kalam and Kanu Saha of the company for not storing acids properly.

The court found around 800 containers and 42 barrels of various types of acids, including nitric acid and sulphuric acid, under open sky even though it is mandatory to store acids securely in a warehouse.

The mobile court ordered the local police station to seal off all the three warehouses and arrest the accused people.

"Hundreds of people especially women become victims of acid violence because of such irregularities and carelessness," Rokon-ud Doula said, adding, "We will take more bold step against such businessmen."