Woman suffers burns in acid attack

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BAHAWALPUR: A married woman suffered critical burns in an alleged acid attack outside her house in Islampura locality at Qaimpur near Hasilpur, about 90-kms from here, on Monday.

Police said Nabila (35), wife of Tanveer Ahmed, who is stated to be working in Saudi Arabia, was coming out of her house when two unidentified men threw acid on her and fled. She suffered burns on her face, right arm and back and was immediately shifted to Hasilpur THQ hospital.

The Qaimpur police on Nabila’s complaint have registered a first information report under section 336-B of PPC against two unidentified motorcyclists. The woman stated in her complaint that she had just opened the door of her house to accompany her children to school when two unidentified bikers suddenly appeared on the door and threw acid on her.

A police spokesman said the woman had been handed over to WMO Ms Samra Naz for thorough medical examination.

Regional Police Officer (RPO) Bahawalpur Sher Akbar has taken notice of the incident and directed the Bahawalpur DPO for early arrest of the suspects.

BOY GANG-RAPED: Two men allegedly gang-raped an 11-year old boy in Tibbi Madina colony, Lodhran, on Monday.

Complainant Muhammad Islam told the police that his son (class-IV student) had gone to play at the city’s game centre but didn’t return home. He said during a search, suspects ‘Z’ and ‘M’ were assaulting him in a field in Madina Colony and managed their escape on seeing him.

Police spokesman Imran Umar said a team arrested the suspects and a case was registered under section 377-B of PPC. The boy was referred to DHQ hospital for medical examination.

Published in Dawn, March 29th, 2022

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