Police have arrested two persons in connection with the acid attack on a 32-year-old woman from Ghorahi-2, Dang on Thursday evening.

Superintendent of Police Kuber Kadayat said they are conducting an investigation after taking the two suspects into custody. Police did not disclose the identity of the detainees stating that it could affect their probe.

Two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants had attacked the victim at her grocery store.

Investigating officers suspected that the victim might have been attacked due to a dispute over land or financial transaction. The victim’s husband works in India.

The woman, who sustained serious burns on the right side of her face and neck, is receiving treatment at Nepalgunj Medical College in Kohalpur.