Srinagar: A law student is battling for her life in Srinagar's hospital as some car-borne youth  sprinkled acid on her face causing serious injuries to one of her eyes. The incident has shocked entire Kashmir Valley and Srinagar.

According to police, Two unknown youth were traveling in a Maruti 800 car with a sticker ‘Mansa' pasted on its rear glass. They sprinkled the acid on the girl at Nowshera, a locality about 9-km from the City centre Lal Chowk. The victim was attacked when she was on her way to her college.

When the local residents heard her cries they rushed to the scene and poured water over the victim's head and body. She was then moved to nearby Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences where doctors referred her to SK Jhelum Valley Medical College hospital for better treatment.