Copassengers suffered burns in Gzb acid attack

TERRIFYING Two other women and three men, including auto driver, injured; two bikers on black Pulsar hurled a black plastic pouch containing acid, witnesses said

GHAZIABAD: The acid attack on 23-year-old woman in Mohan Nagar also caused burn injuries to two women and three men, including the driver, who were inside the auto-rickshaw which was targeted by two unidentified bikers.

The eyewitnesses said that once they reached the Mohan Nagar temple, two bikers on a black Pulsar arrived and hurled a black plastic pouch containing the acid on the victim.

“I had come to my kiosk around 9.30am when an autorickshaw suddenly applied brakes. It stopped barely 20 feet away and an old-aged woman fell off. I rushed towards the auto and saw that one of the women had sustained severe burns due to some liquid on her face,” said Atul Kumar, a vendor outside the temple.

According to police, the list of injured included the 23-year-old woman, Jaichand and Kamla from Baghpat, Anil Tyagi from Farrukh Nagar, Anshu from Loni and Rahul from Baghpat.

The eyewitnesses said that the bikers sped away towards the city. “The rider was wearing a helmet while the pillion rider had covered his face with a handkerchief,,” said Rahul Kumar, a passenger. The police later rushed to the spot and took statements of the victims, who were initially treated at Narendra Mohan hospital.

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The 23-year-old started from her house and boarded an auto from Ghaziabad's Lajpat Nagar around 9am for her office in the city. The auto, with five other passengers, reached Mohan Nagar intersection

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The liquid was splashed on all the passengers who got terrified. While the victim suffered serious burns, others too sustained injuries Vendors outside the temple rushed victims to a nearby hospital. By Tuesday, the victim was sent to Safdarjung Hospital while others were discharged after treatment