A man threw acid on his cousin after she refused his marriage proposal in Akhtar Colony. The acid attack victim is a 29-year-old divorcee and mother of two children.
She was shifted to Civil Hospital’s burns ward.Doctors said 40% of her body had been burnt. Police said that the suspect, Shehzad, had brought his parents to the woman’s house to present a proposal for marriage, which ended up with him attacking the woman. with acid when she refused to accept his offer.
They said that a case has been registered against Shehzad on behalf of the victim’s father. Raids are being carried out to arrest the suspect.
