Acid burn victim critical
KHANPUR: A woman, who was married, became a victim of acid throwing when a man threw acid on her, after she rebuked him for making advances towards her. According to doctors, Ms Zahooran was in a critical condition even after several days of the incident, having suffered 47 percent burns and may even losing her eyesight. Zahooranâs family sources said, âThe police arrested the brother of the accused Muhammad Shafiq for questioning, but later released him and have closed the case as they belongs to an influential family.â
Meanwhile Zahooranâs husband, Allah Bakhsh and father Huzoor Bakhsh said, âThe police has not arrested the accused and they are not listening to our complaint as we are poor.â Later they appealed to the authorities for help and to provide justice.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-06-08 |