LAHORE: Two men allegedly threw acid on the face of a young woman in Shahdara area here on Monday.

The woman (A) was a school teacher and she was rushed to a local hospital due to severe and deep burns.

The police claimed to have arrested both the suspects from the premises of the Lahore International Airport.

A police official said one of the attackers wanted to marry the woman but her parents had rejected the proposal.

On Monday, he said, the suspect along with his accomplice stopped the woman and threw acid on her face.

Both the suspects had already completed documents to flee abroad, the police official said, adding that they reached the airport shortly after committing the crime.

The police traced them with the help of the CCTV footage and the mobile phone call records and arrested them from the premises of the airport.

Further investigations have been launched.

In yet another incident, a young girl fell from the rooftop of a coffee shop in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and got multiple injuries.

According to initial reports, she had jumped from the building following a brawl with a man but the police denied the information.

A Defence-B police official claimed that according to the CCTV footage of the incident, she had lost her balance and fell down on a car.

He said the girl was rushed to hospital where her condition was stated to be critical.

Quoting her family members, the police official said she was mentally ill and on medication.

Published in Dawn, January 9th, 2024