New Delhi: The Srinagar Acid Attack Victim  has been shifted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital for Surgery and Reconstruction of parts of Faces. The 30 year-old victim of an acid attack in Srinagar, who lost an eye in the attack is an orphan and was teaching at a creche in Jammu and Kashmir.
Doctors at the Apollo Hospital in the capital have offered her a free treatment. She is scheduled to undergo a plastic surgery as well because her face has been disfigured in this attack. Doctors said she will require multiple reconstructive surgical procedures.
The school teacher, who was attacked with acid in Parraypora locality of Hyderpora in Srinagar on Wednesday, was being treated at the Sri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital till yesterday morning.
After conducting initial diagnosis and mandatory procedures on her, doctors said her condition was stable though her left eye has “sustained significant damage”.
“The patient has been admitted today afternoon with severe acid burns to her face and small patches on her right upper limbs.
“The burns are deep and will require multiple reconstructive surgical procedures and her left eye has sustained significant damage,” a medical bulletin issued by the hospital said.
The hospital said a multi-disciplinary team of doctors was assessing the patient, who has suffered significant burn injuries.
A jilted lover poured the acid on the face of the woman, who was returning home from a coaching centre where she used to teach. The youth, Reyaz Ahmad Nath, who had been harassing the girl for last three years, and his accomplice Mudassir Ahmad have been arrested.
Meanwhile, the commercial hub of Lal Chowk and adjoining areas in Srinagar today observed a two-hour shutdown against the acid attack on the woman.