A 34-year-old married woman was attacked with acid in Banganga locality on Friday morning. The condition of the victim is reportedly serious.
According to the Banganga police, the victim, Yashoda Singh, a resident of Banganga, lives with her 13-year-old daughter in a rented house. Her husband lives in Mathura and she works in a factory on Sanwer Road.
During preliminary investigation, it was found that a man had harassing the woman for the past few days and probably he was behind the incident.
The incident reportedly happened in front of Deepmala dhaba, when the victim was going to work. The two miscreants who threw acid on the woman were on a motorcycle and soon after committing the crime, they fled the spot. Both the offenders had covered their faces.
The locals rushed the victim to the hospital with the help of 108 ambulance. The victim sustained 35 per cent burn injuries. The police have registered a case under section 307 of the IPC and launched a hunt for the offenders.