Srinagar, Feb 2 : J&K Police on Wednesday said it has arrested the main accused allegedly involved in throwing acid on a girl in the old city . An co -accused in the case and a motor mechanic have also been arrested in the case. The arrest was made on Tuesday. The main accused Sajid Altaf Rather, a resident of Buchwara Dalgate had been stalking the girl, police said. On Tuesday evening, acid was thrown at a-24 -year-old girl in Hawal area of Srinagar injuring her. The girl was taken to hospital for treatment. The incident evoked strong reaction with people seeking immediate arrest of the accused. A case was registered in Police Station Nowhatta. A Special Investigation Team with SP North Raja Zuhaib- as Chairman and Sub Divisional Police Officer Khanyar, Station House Officer Nowhatta, SHO Safakadal and SHO Women Police Station as members was immediately constituted by the Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar to probe the heinous crime. . “During the initial field investigations and technical analysis, the name of one suspect came up which led to the apprehension of the main accused namely Sajid Altaf Rather . SIT arrested this main accused as his role came into prominence,” a police statement said. “During the initial questioning, it came out that this accused was having interest in the girl and since she had rejected his engagement proposal, he had been stalking her. The arrested accused had taken note of the timings of the girl long before this attack,” he said. The accused, police said, used to work in a medical shop and on Tuesday evening, he took a break from work and went on a Scooty towards the place where the girl used to work alongwith a co-accused Momin Nazir Sheikh of Mehjoornagar. “On Victim’s way back home in the late evening, she was followed and acid was thrown on her and afterwards the accused ran away and went back to his shop. This second accused was also arrested when more evidence in case came up,” police said. The scooty used in the commissioning of this heinous crime was also seized by Police. “The accused had purchased the acid from one of his knowns Mohammad Saleem of Padshai Bagh, a motor mechanic who works at international motors near Durga nath near Dal Gate area. This third accused person has also been arrested for his further examination,” he said. Legal Process was also initiated for sealing this workshop as one of its employees had sold acidic material in violation of Supreme Court guidelines. This shop was sealed following due procedure by the Executive Magistrate. (UNI)