A 19-year-old girl sustained burn injuries after a 23-year-old outraged lover threw acid at her in full public view near her house in Southeast Delhi’s Sangam Vihar area on Wednesday morning. According to the police, Priyanka, the victim was in a relationship with the accused. Enraged that the victim was in touch with other male friends in the neighbourhood, Ravi allegedly flung acid at her. The girl is recuperating at the AIIMS Trauma center. She is said to be in a stable condition.
Police said that after throwing the acid like substance at the girl, the accused, Ravi Kumar went up to the Sangam Vihar police station and surrendered himself. Out of guilt, Ravi told the police that he had thrown the acid like substance at the girl.
Romil Baaniya, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) said, “The incident came to light on Wednesday morning at around 10.25am when a PCR call was made about a boy throwing acid on a girl in Sangam Vihar area. The 19-year-old girl, Priyanka was rushed to the AIIMS traum centre.”
A senior police officer said, “The victim and the accused were in a relationship. The accused was an obsessed lover. He used to abhor when the girl interacted with anyone of the opposite sex. Over the last few days, the accused, Ravi Kumar was miffed with the girl regarding her growing closeness with some friends in the vicinity. Moreover, the accused alleged that he lost his temper when he got to know about a marriage proposal which the 19-year-old girl has received.
On Wednesday morning, Ravi got to know that the 19-year-old girl has got a marriage proposal. Miffed over it, Ravi went over to her acid in the morning and force fed her with a acid like substance.
“So far, in the investigation, we have found that the chemical used by the accused is the one which is used to clean toilets. We have sent the samples of the acid like substance to the Forensic Science laboraory for examination.
Police said that they have registered a case under Section 336 of the Indian Penal Code at the Sangam Vihar police
station.