Two Bike-borne men Throw Acid on Schoolgirls in MP

Bhopal: Two girls were seriously injured when two masked men on a bike threw acid on them in Madhya Pradesh's Dindori district.

The incident took place in Gadasarai when the girls were returning home after their examinations. Both the victims, students of class XI, had been rushed to a government hospital with facial injuries, Superintendent of Police K Kartikeyan said.

The police booked the two unidentified men under sections 307(attempt to murder), 34 (Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention, 326A (punishment for acid throwing) of the IPC.

Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Bhagat Singh Gothria said the man riding the bike was wearing a helmet while his associate hid his face with a mask. He further added that a manhunt had been mounted for the motorcycle-borne men.

Officials quoting eyewitnesses said the attackers had also covered their bike's number plate.