Case lodged against unidentified suspects in Quetta acid attack

Published October 28, 2018
Acid attack victim who suffered injuries to her hands. —File photo
Acid attack victim who suffered injuries to her hands. —File photo

Quetta police on Sunday lodged a case against unidentified accused over charges of throwing acid on two women in the city's Railway Housing Society area, DawnNewsTV reported.

A mother and her 23-year-old daughter had received burn injuries when unidentified culprits, riding a motorcycle, sprayed acid on them as they were on their way home after conducting a tuition session on Friday evening.

"A case has been registered on the complaint of the victim [the mother] against unknown suspects," said police official Mirwais Khan.

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Both the victims have been admitted to Bolan Medical Complex hospital's burn ward for medical treatment.

A doctor treating the injured told DawnNewsTV that the acid has burnt the arm, face, and chest of the daughter, whereas, there was damage to the mother's face as a result of the acid attack.

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