Two girls injured in acid attack in Faridabad

Faridabad: Two girl students of a local school sustained burn injuries after an unidentified person allegedly threw acid over them, police said.

The incident took place this afternoon when the girls, studying in class X of Karmabhumi school, were on their way back home after school hours, ACP, Saran police station, Dalveer Singh said. The locals rushed them to a nearby hospital where they were admitted in a serious condition, Singh said. A case has been registered in this regard besides a hunt launched to nab the culprit, the ACP added. PTI