Unidentified men booked for acid attack

Times-News Network
Patiala: Police booked a few unidentified persons after two men faced acid attacks at different areas of Nabha town in Patiala district. Police said the two victims were friends. They were attacked by two unidentified and masked men on a bike.
The incident took place on Sunday night when one of the victims, Manpreet Singh, was on his way home on his bicycle. CCTV footage of the two bikers attacking one of the victims has gone viral. The other victim, who was attacked near Shiv Puri Colony in Nabha has been identified as Deepak Kumar. He was attacked after Manpreet allegedly called him for help.
“Both the victims were rushed to Nabha civil hospital immediately. Manpreet Singh was attacked first. Two masked men on a bike reached near Manpreet from the opposite side and threw acid on him near Bathindia Mohalla. We have got the CCTV footage of this incident. It is learned that Manpreet called his friend Deepak Kumar for help a few minutes after the attack but the accused managed to reach Deepak also. The victims are undergoing treatment at Government Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. We have booked the unidentified men and investigations are on”, said SHO, Nabha Kotwali police station sub-inspector Gurpreet Singh.
Nabha DSP RK Chibber said, “We are also carrying out probe that from where the accused managed to get the acid as guidelines of Supreme Court are very strict in this regard. One of the victims works as a fruit vendor.”