LUCKNOW, India – Police in northern India are investigating an attack on four sisters who had acid thrown on them as they walked home from work.
Director general of police Arun Kumar said Wednesday that two men on a motorcycle threw acid on the women and sped off in Tuesday's attack in Shamli town in Uttar Pradesh state. The women have been hospitalized with serious burns.
The sisters are all in their 20s and teach at the same college.
In recent months, there has been growing outrage across India over violent assaults on women.
The fatal gang rape of a young woman on a Delhi bus in December spurred the government to pass tough new laws for attacks on women, including a 10-year maximum sentence for acid attacks.
