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A 17-year-old girl has been hospitalised with serious injuries after two men on a bike threw acid at her in southwest Delhi's Dwarka area today.The girl's father told the media that the chemical had splashed across her face and also entered her eyes. The girl, police said, has identified two suspects and one of them has been detained. Shocking footage of the incident was captured by a CCTV camera in the area. The visuals show the two girls walking by the roadside when a bike slows down and one of the riders throws a liquid substance from a glass at the 17-year-old. She is then seen holding her face and running, clearly in extreme pain. Eyewitnesses said the girl ran to a neighbour who helped wash the chemical off her face. The teenager has been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital. She has suffered 8 per cent burns, Dr BL Sherwal from the hospital told NDTV. "How deep the burns are would be known between 48-72 hours of the injury. Her condition is currently stable."...