Two people have been booked for allegedly throwing acid on a 32-year-old woman in Kavi Nagar, the police said on Tuesday.
The National Commission for Women has directed the Uttar Pradesh DGP to apprise it of the investigation into an acid attack on a woman in Ghaziabad, an official said.
The victim, a dietician, suffered 50% burn injuries to her face and body in the acid attack that happened last evening. She was undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, they said.
The police complaint filed by the victim’s husband states that she was returning home on her scooty after dropping her four-year-old son at a coaching institute when two bikers threw acid on her, Deputy Superintendent of Police (CO City 2nd) Atish Kumar said.
An FIR has been registered in the case, he added.
The police have procured CCTV footage from cameras installed in the area in which two bikers were seen committing the crime, he said, adding that the accused would be nabbed soon.
