Two deranged men threw acid on a hapless woman on Thursday night. The 25-year-old woman was targeted by men as they had a fall-out with her uncle and wanted to avenge that. The poor girl became the latest victim of the acid attack in the national Capital as she wanted to save her uncle from the clutches of the assailants. The girl was lucky as she escaped with minor burns. The incident has once again highlighted the need to regulate the sale of acid to common people who use it to settle personal scores. The chilling incident took place in the Nand Nagri area of North-East Delhi.
The police acted swiftly and nabbed one of the accused persons under Section 326B of Indian Penal Code (IPC). The second offender is still at large. Meanwhile the senior police officials of the North-East district said that the absconding accused will be hauled up too.According to police, the incident took place around 11.30 pm. The accused have been identified as Golu and Kalia. The victim resided in the area with her uncle. She was home when the incident occurred. Golu and Kalia got into an argument with her uncle. The argument turned ugly and the victim, in an attempt to save her uncle,intervened.
The accused threatened the victim saying they would throw acid on her. According to a statement given by the victim, both Golu and Kalia flung acid on her. She has sustained nine per cent burns. A case has been registered at Nand Nagri police station.
“A case under Section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 326B (attempting/throwing acid on a person) and 341 (wrongful restraint)/34 was registered. Golu has been arrested by police. We are verifying the claims of the victim and further investigations are underway,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North-East) RA Sanjeev.