Islamabad April 19 (IANS) Three female students including two sisters suffered burns in an acid attack carried out by the sisters uncle for rejecting a marriage proposal in Pakistan s Gujrat city on Thursday morning.
The girls -- students of the University of Gujrat -- were at a bus stop in Dang district when three men including the sisters uncle approached on a motorcycle and threw acid on them Dawn reported.
The victims suffered burns on their faces and were undergoing treatment at a hospital.
Dang police station SHO Ameer Abbas told the daily that the primary suspect was the uncle of the two sisters while another accused was identified as the uncle s friend. They both managed to escape while the third suspect was arrested.
One of the girls had refused a marriage proposal which was the reason behind the attack said police.
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Inspector General of Police Arif Nawaz asked for a detailed report on the incident and directed the police to arrest the suspects within 24 hours.
According to a report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in 2018 143 women were attacked with acid or were set on fire in Pakistan in 2017.
--IANS
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