New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- A 20-year-old woman became the victim of an acid attack after her stalker threw acid on her near her college in Delhi on Sunday, an official said.

The woman, a student of Laxmi Bai College in northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar area, sustained burn injuries on her hands after a stalker and his associates threw acid on her.

According to police, the Delhi acid attack victim, a second-year student of a private institution, was walking towards her college for an extra class in the morning.

The main accused in the case has been identified as Jitender, who is absconding since the incident happened.

"She was intercepted by the accused and two of his associates on a motorcycle. The main accused has been identified as Jitender,...