Sisters attacked with acid, critical

sisters, both minors, suffered severe burn injuries after unknown attackers threw acid on them on Tuesday, police said.

The victims, aged 15 and 17, suffered injuries on their face and eyes and are undergoing treatment at Bareilly district hospital.

Police have registered a complaint and initiated investigation.

“The incident occurred at Tanda area in Nawabganj (Bareilly). The victims were sleeping together on a cot in the courtyard of their house when the incident happened,” said Bareilly’s senior superintendent of police (SSP) Joginder Kumar.

“The father of the girls have lodged a police complaint against the attackers,” he added.

According to the complaint, the attackers entered the house by scaling the courtyard wall. Though other family members were present when the incident occurred, nobody could not see the attackers. “We woke up when the girls started crying,” the father told HT.

A local dialled 100, which arranged an ambulance. According to hospital sources, the girls have received severe second and third degree burns on their upper body. They have been kept at the burn care ward and their condition remains critical. “The doctors have asked us to take the girls to Lucknow for better treatment, I don’t have any money to take them there,” said the father.

This is the second acid attack incident from Nawabganj this month.

Two sisters were doused with petrol and set ablaze in a similar fashion earlier this month. A local youth was arrested and sent to prison. Both the girls died.