Suspect arrested in Karachi acid attack case in Punjab, police say
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- Police arrested a suspect in Punjab over an alleged acid attack on a 35-year-old woman in Karachi’s Upper Gizri area.
- The woman suffered burns to 15% of her body, including her face, neck and abdomen, and received treatment at Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi.
- Police plan to seek permission to send a team to Punjab and return the suspect to Karachi.
Police have arrested a man in Punjab who allegedly fled Karachi after attacking a woman with acid in the city’s Upper Gizri area, South Deputy Inspector General Syed Asad Raza said on Saturday.
The 35-year-old woman suffered burns when a man threw acid at her on Thursday. She was taken by Edhi ambulance to the Burns Centre at Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi. Police Surgeon Dr Summaiya Syed said the burns affected 15% of her body, including her face, neck and abdomen.
The woman worked at a bungalow in Clifton and was returning home when the attack occurred. The suspect reportedly escaped to his native Rajanpur in Punjab, where Sindh Police helped apprehend him.
Raza said he had written to Karachi’s additional inspector general of police to seek the Sindh Home Department’s permission to send a police team to Rajanpur and bring the suspect back to Karachi.
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