Police said Sakina, the wife of Nasir, had shifted to her parents house a couple of months ago after having a quarrel with him over financial matters. Nasir, a labourer by profession, asked her to return but she refused.
"Nasir reached her in-laws' house in Badami Bagh area yesterday and persuaded her to return. When she refused he threw acid on her and their one-year-old child. Sakina's brother and his wife also came under the attack and suffered burns," police officer Imtiaz Sarwar said.
Sarwar said Sakina had filed a divorce suit in a court a few days ago. The police have registered a case under anti- terrorism charges against Nasir and are raiding to arrest him.