A 28-year-old woman suffered severe burn injuries after she was attacked with acid in Odisha's Balasore district today, police said. The incident occurred near a railway level-crossing in Sobhrampur area under the jurisdiction of Sahadevkhunta police station here when the woman was travelling on a scooter, the police said.

The victim's uncle lodged a complaint with the police. According to the complaint, some motorcycle-borne miscreants intercepted the victim and threw acid on her, a police officer said.