Rae Bareli: 19-year-old girl suffers burns in acid attack, hospitalised
Pathikrit Chakraborty | TNN | Updated: Apr 16, 2019, 13:13 IST
(Representative image)LUCKNOW: A 19-year-old girl sustained burns after bike-borne men threw acid on her in Unchahar area of Rae Bareli district on Tuesday.
The victim has been admitted to the district hospital and her condition is stated to be critical.
According to the police, around 10.30am, when the survivor was going to a coaching institute unidentified bike-borne men threw acid on her and fled from the spot. The locals tried to chase the miscreants but they fled from the spot.
Locals informed police after which a team arrived and took her to a local CHC where the doctors referred her to the district hospital.
Police circle officer (Dalamau) Dinesh Singh told TOI that the girl was yet to give a statement to the police. "We are scanning the CCTV footage and also taking statements of the eye- witnesses in the incident," said Singh.
The victim has been admitted to the district hospital and her condition is stated to be critical.
According to the police, around 10.30am, when the survivor was going to a coaching institute unidentified bike-borne men threw acid on her and fled from the spot. The locals tried to chase the miscreants but they fled from the spot.
Locals informed police after which a team arrived and took her to a local CHC where the doctors referred her to the district hospital.
Police circle officer (Dalamau) Dinesh Singh told TOI that the girl was yet to give a statement to the police. "We are scanning the CCTV footage and also taking statements of the eye- witnesses in the incident," said Singh.
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