A 20-year-old girl died after she accidentally consumed acid at her house in East Delhi’s Pandav Nagar area on Saturday. According to the police, the deceased is Gulista.
She was a student of class 12 in a Government school. Police on Sunday said that it is a case of accidental death. Police said that on Saturday, they received information from lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital about a girl ingesting acid like substance.
When the local police started enquiry, it was found that the girl, Gulista, a resident of Patparganj died during the course of treatment on Sunday.
Omvir Singh Bishnoi, Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) said, “As per the statement of her family, no one has stated any foul play. The girl’s family claimed that she drank acid by mistake which was kept in their house to clean toilet.” “The girl's father works as a carpenter and the girl accidentally drank the substance,” said a senior officer.
The DCP added, “We are investigating the case under Inquest Proceedings.” Police said that they handed over the girl’s body after her post- mortem was conducted.
The matter came to light when police received a call from lal Bahadur Shastri Hospital on Saturday. They were informed that the 20-year-old has been admitted due to ‘ingestion of unknown substance/acid’, police said. She died on Sunday during treatment.
After conducting her post-mortem, the body was handed over to her family. Further action will be taken after the cause of her death is revealed once the viscera report is out, Singh said.