Biker throws acid on 40-year-old woman in Punjab

An unidentified man on a motorcycle allegedly threw acid on a 40-year-old woman labourer in Punjab’s Ludhiana, leaving her injured, police said on Tuesday.

The acid attack was reported in Ludhiana’s Dugri Colony. The victim hails from Uttar Pradesh and is a mother of three.

The attacker called the woman towards him on the pretext of asking something, after which he allegedly threw acid



on her. 

The woman’s face and eyes bore the brunt of the attack, and she was rushed to the Civil Hospital for treatment. The accused, wearing a helmet, escaped the scene.

CCTV footage is being analysed to track down the perpetrator, police said.

“We are using all available resources to identify and apprehend the accused,” said DCP Jaskaranjit Singh Teja.