Two people have been booked for allegedly throwing acid on a 32-year-old woman and severely injuring her in the Kavi Nagar area here, police said on Tuesday. The victim, a dietician, suffered 50 percent burn injuries to her face and body in the acid attack that happened last evening. She was undergoing treatment at a private hospital here, they said.

According to a police complaint filed by the victim's husband, she was returning home on her scooty after dropping her four-year-old son at a coaching institute when two bikers threw acid on her, Deputy Superintendent of Police (CO City 2nd) Atish Kumar said.