Acid Attack on 24-Year-Old Woman in Kashmir Draws Public Ire; 3 Arrested

The woman sustained acid burns on her face and eyes and was taken to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital.

Three persons have been arrested for attacking a 24-year-old woman with acid on the evening of Tuesday, 1 February, in Srinagar, said Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday, 2 February.

The woman, originally from the Eidgah area, was attacked at around 6 pm, outside her business unit at Osmania colony.

She sustained acid burns on her face and eyes and was immediately taken to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed under Superintendent of Police Raja Zuhaib to investigate the attack.

The SIT probe has, so far, revealed that the prime accused, who is one among the arrested, used to work at a medical store. On Tuesday, he arrived at the woman's business unit on a two-wheeler and allegedly threw acid on her face as she had rejected his marriage proposal.