PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested a foreign man suspected of throwing acid at his girlfriend in PJS 4 on Oct 27.

Petaling Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Shamsudin Mamat said the suspect was arrested last Friday and remanded for five days until Nov 4 to assist investigations.

The man, in his 30s, is also being investigated under the Immigration Act 1959/63.

"The female victim, who suffered burns in the acid attack, is in stable condition," he said in a statement today.