Acid thrown at woman doctor in Delhi

Acid was hurled at a 30-year-old woman doctor at a crowded market in the national capital Tuesday morning by two motorcycle-riding assailants, police said.

Amrita Kaur, employed with an Employees State Insurance (ESI) hospital, was attacked around 9.30 a.m. in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden area.

The unidentified attackers also snatched her bag before speeding away, police said.

Kaur was heading towards the ESI hospital in Bali Nagar area, barely a few kilometres from the spot.

The woman was riding her two-wheeler when she was attacked, a police official said.