Acid attack on six schoolgirls in Punjab’s Gurdaspur , one critical

Gurdaspur : In a shocking incident, a class-eight student threw acid on five of his batch mates in Punjab state on Wednesday to avenge his expulsion from school.

The five girls were returning from school in Gurdaspur district when they were attacked by the accused. He managed to flee the spot with his accomplice.

The girls were rushed to a nearby hospital. While one of the victims suffered serious burn injuries on her face, the other four girls escaped with minor burns.

A police case is registered in the matter and investigation is on to nab the accused.

The accused was reportedly expelled from school for misbehaving.

Victims said that he was accompanied by another person on a motorcycle.

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