Peshawar man throws acid on woman's face for refusing ‘friendship proposal’

Police have arrested the accused after several raids

PESHAWAR:

Another woman fell prey to an acid attack in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa (K-P), a few days after a similar incident occurred in Kohat district of the province.

Farhad, a resident of a remote Afghan Colony area, allegedly threw acid on the face of a young woman for refusing a friendship proposal. The incident occurred within the limits of Paharipura police station in Peshawar.

Police launched the investigation into the incident and detained the accused.

During the interrogation, the accused has confessed to the heinous crime, saying that the victim had turned down his "friendship" offer.

The victim, daughter of Nasir Khan, said in her complaint lodged with the police on Friday that she sustained serious burn injuries after Farhad threw acid on her.

Police registered a first information report (FIR) against the accused and carried out a series of raids but the accused went into hiding immediately after committing the offence.

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However, upon receiving information about the whereabouts of the suspect, SHO Paharipura Police Station Waris Khan sprung into action and arrested Farhad.

A few days ago, a girl sustained serious burn injuries in an acid attack in Kohat district.

The complainant Rozia Sultan, 50, who is residing in a PAF residential quarter in Kohat Cantt, lodged an FIR with the police, stating that she was sleeping outside the veranda at her residence and her daughter Irham Gul, 20, was sleeping in her room.

At night Irham rushed out screaming with an injured face as someone had thrown acid at her, leaving her badly injured.