Kathmandu, July 24: A 22-year-old woman was attacked with acid by an unidentified person at Sitapaila in Kathmandu on Thursday evening.
According to police, the victim has been identified as Pabitra Karki. The unidentified person attacked her with acid when she came to a retail store to buy some grocery items.
“The victim has injuries on her face. She has been admitted to Kirtipur Hospital for treatment,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shyam Lal Gyawali, who is the chief of Metropolitan Police Range Office, Kathmandu, told Republica.
Police have arrested two persons involved in the heinous crime.
According to Metropolitan Police Range, Teku, they were arrested from Dallu area in the capital at 11PM, couple of hours after they attacked the woman with acid. The victim has been identified as Pabitra Karki of Okhaldhunga.
Those arrested are namely Mohammad Alam of Rautahat district and Indian national Munna Mohammad.
– Republica
