LAHORE: A motorcyclist threw acid on a girl student at her doorstep in Green Town here on Friday.

A resident of Bagrian Stop, the girl suffered multiple burns including on her face and arms. Her family with the assistance of neighbours took her to the Jinnah Hospital.

The motorcyclist fled the scene after throwing acid on the student when she had just returned from school, eyewitnesses told police.

The doctors at the Burn Unit said half of the face of the girl had burns as had a major part of her arm. The girl and her parents told police that they were unaware of the identity of the assailant.

Police registered a case against the unidentified man.

Published in Dawn, May 12th, 2018