Man held for acid attack on transperson.

LAHORE -- A young man has been arrested for allegedly throwing acid on a transperson here in Racecourse area on Wednesday.

The police say transperson Kinza was waiting for a rickshaw near Basti Sayadan Shah when the suspect, Hamza Saleem, arrived there on a motorcycle and threw acid on her.

Kinza suffered burns on her face and arms and was shifted to the Services Hospital, where she was provide treatment and was discharged after a few hours.

Lahore Operations police DIG Sohail Chaudhry the suspect was arrested in a raid...

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