Acid flung on girl on way to school in Delhi; 3 held

In a gruesome incident, a 17-year-old girl in the national capital was on Wednesday attacked with acid while she was on her way to school, the police said, adding three persons have been held in this connection.

A 20-year-old youth along with two others were later held for allegedly throwing acid on the girl on Wednesday morning. Sachin Arora, 20, had planned and hatched the conspiracy a few days ago along with two associates to throw acid on the girl after the friendly terms between them ended in September this year, an official said.

Arora on Wednesday morning threw acid on the Class 12 girl student, who was on her way along with her sister to school. The entire incident was captured in the CCTVs installed on Verma Chowk, Rama Park area near Dwarka Mor. Arora and his associates identified as Harshit Aggarwal a.k.a. Honey, 19 and Virender Singh a.k.a. Sonu, 22, is a resident of the same locality where the girl resides. According to Sagar Preet Hooda, the Special Commissioner of Police (Law & Order), on December 14, at about 8.45 a.m, an information was received from Deen Dayal Upadhaya (DDU) hospital at Mohan Garden police station regarding alleged acid attack on a 17-year-old girl.

“Immediately, the police teams rushed to the hospital and found that at around 7.30 a.m., the 12th class student was going to school along with her younger sister when two persons on bike came and the pillion rider threw some acid-like substance on her,” the police officer said. The girl was later shifted to Safdarjung Hospital where she is under treatment with 8 per cent burn injuries. A case under section Section 326A (causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Mohan Garden police station and investigation taken up, said Hooda.