A 22-year-old woman was allegedly attacked with acid on Thursday morning by two unidentified persons in Ambedkar Nagar who also threatened her to take back the rape case which she had filed against her former boyfriend.
“We received the information about the incident and rushed to the spot where we found that victim with burn marks on her leg,” said police official, “At the spot, an empty bottle of toilet cleaner was also found with some liquid was spread on the road. The victim was discharged from hospital after treatment,” said the senior police official.
According to police official, the victim in her complaint stated that the incident took place around 11 am on Thursday when she was going for her work and her scooter broke down at Sarvodaya school no 17, Dakshinpuri. “Suddenly, two boys came on a motorcycle and threw acid which fell on her leg and threaten her to withdraw her case of rape against them,” the official said further.
“During initial investigation, it was revealed that the victim and one of the accused persons used to work together at a garment shop and were in live-in relationship and used to stay together in the area,” said police official privy to investigation.
“Later on, the girl refused to marry the accused following which; he might have taken this step. The victim had also filed a rape case against the accused at Kalkaji police station,” he said.