India, March 9 -- Gurugram

A stalker threw acid at a 32-year-old woman on the premises of the Gurugram Civil Hospital in Sector 10 on Sunday night, mistaking the victim for his ex-girlfriend, and critically injuring the victim, police said. The injured woman has been referred to PGIMS Rohtak for treatment, doctors at the hospital said.

According to the police, the attack took place between 8.15pm and 8.30pm, at the hospital's emergency ward.The woman was attacked from behind, they said.

The victim said that she didn't know who the attacker was. "My condition is serious. The suspect suddenly came from behind and fled after throwing acid on me. I could not see his face," she said.

The woman suffered injuries to her shoulder, neck, cheek...