Street crime: Two men injured in acid attack

FAISALABAD:

Two men were hospitalised on Tuesday with critical burn injuries suffered in an acid attack in Mandi Shah Jewana area of Jhang.

A police spokesperson said Shahid Sultan and his cousin Asif Ali, residents of Mauza Bhown, were on their way to a dera near their house on Monday night when two unidentified men riding a motorcycle intercepted them and attacked them with acid.

The attackers had fled the scene by the time a crowd had gathered there. Sultan and Ali were taken to Jhang Hospital for first aid. Doctors declared Sultan’s condition critical and said that he needed an immediate operation.

He was referred to a hospital in Islamabad. Ali was under treatment at Jhang Hospital by the time this report was filed. Police said they would wait for the medical examination report to register an FIR and proceed with the matter.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 23^rd, 2015.