A 21-year-old college girl pursuing law course was attacked with acid by unknown car-borne youngsters who sped away after leaving the victim in writhing pain.
The incident shocked the society where acid attacks rarely occur. The incident evoked protests and condemnations. Police said they have received some vital clues and constituted a special team to nab the culprits.
Sources said that the incident occurred in the vicinity of Kashmir law College at Nowshera in the outskirts of capital Srinagar on Thursday afternoon. The student was pursuing law course in the private college with brilliant academic record.
The acid attack victim was immediately shifted to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences where doctors said that she has received 40 per cent burns on her face.
Police said a massive man hunt was launched to nab the culprits."The attackers fled in a car having a sticker pasted on its rear glass," a police spokesman said. Police have registered a case and investigation has been taken up.
Earlier this year, a local court awarded life sentence to an acid attacker who defaced a private schoolteacher in uptown Srinagar in January 2013. The J&K Government had borne expenses of the treatment on the victim including plastic surgery.