Ludhiana News/Tewari condemns acid attack on girl

Ludhiana, December 7, 2013: Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari today condemned the brutal and ghastly acid attack on a young girl in a Ludhiana parlour who was getting ready for her marriage.

“This is a macabre incident which not only deserves ultimate condemnation, but the culprits also deserve the exemplary punishment for this brutal crime”, he said in a strong statement issued here today.

Condemning the incident, Tewari expressed concern over the way the accused managed to barge into the beauty parlour threw acid on the victim and made good his escape. “This has caused a sense of fear among people”, he said.

Calling for immediate arrest of the culprits, the minister said, they must get exemplary punishment. “Such people do not deserve any mercy and must be dealt severely by law”, he said.

Expressing sympathies with the victims’ family, Tewari prayed for her complete and speedy recovery. He hoped that the victim and her family come out of the trauma at the earliest./ludhiana news online, ludhiana news in English, ludhiana news, ludhiana current news, ludhiana news live, Ludhiana breaking news, Ludhiana headlines, Ludhiana latest news, punjab news, india news