College girl near Srinagar attacked with acid
Two persons on a vehicle attacked a B.A LLB student outside the college in Nowshera area of city and with acid.
Eyewitness told IBNS that the girl got burn injuries in her face and hands, adding that the persons after carrying out the attack fled from
the spot.
Soon the police reached the spot and shifted the injured college girl to SKIMS Soura Institute from where she was shifted to JVC Hospital Bemina for specialized treatment.
Doctors at Jhelum Valley College said they have started a special treatment to the acid victim. They said the girl has suffered injuries in eyes and hands.
Soon after the news spread in the college, scores of students took to streets and staged protest demonstration against the attackers.
The protesters demanded action against the culprits.
A police official while confirming the incident said that it is premature to say whether the victim is known to the attacker or not.
Meanwhile police has launched a hunt to nab the assailants, they said.
On 2 Jan, 2013 a 30-year-old school teacher was attacked with acid in Parraypora locality of Hyderpora in Srinagar. The attacker identified as Riyaz Ahmad was later arrested by the police.
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
