Incident in Shamli in which some youths threw acid on four sisters when they were returning home on the evening of April 2 last was executed by one of the relative of the victims and his cohorts.
This sensational fact came to the fore on Friday when the local police in Shamli claimed to have arrested one of the kin of the girls. He also confessed of the crime claiming that he wanted to marry one of the sister but since she and her family members refused for the same hence he planned the attack with help of one of his friend who too was interested in one of the four sisters.
According to reports, the Shamli police which is investigating the above matter made a major breakthrough when they arrested one Babbar, who was cousin of brother-in-law of the victims along with his friend identified as Javed. They also disclosed involvement of two more of their cohorts who were still absconding.
During interrogation, Babbar revealed that he was in love with one of the sister Qumar Jahen and wanted to marry her at any cost. He told the police that he made every bid in this regard but when the girl as well as her family members out rightly rejected and turned down his proposal, he decided to avenge it. Babbar claimed that he decided that he will threw acid on Qumar Jahen as well as on her three other sisters so that their faced be burnt and since they refused his marriage offer so no one will ever come to marry them.
Babar disclosed as his friend Zaved also wanted to marry Ayesha but even she refused to accept it so they together hatched a conspiracy and hired two persons to make an attack. They also gave Rs 40.000 to the duo for the purpose. later as per the plan, both the hired accused waited for the above sisters as they knew they will come together from the college. later as they saw them, they threw acid on them but unfortunately Qumar Jahen and two other sisters received minor injuries and only Esha was critically burnt. Both Babbar and Zaved were send to jail and efforts were now made to arrest remaining two of their cohorts.
It may be mentioned that Qamar Jahen, Sonam, Esha and Ayesha, all real sisters who were teaching in Hindu Inter College at Kandhla in Shamli were returning home in Sheikhjatganj also in Kandhla, after taking examination on evening of April 2. When they were crossing Kandhla by-pass two motorcycle borne youths stopped just in front of the sibling and before they could suspect any foulplay, the pillion rider took out acid bottle and threw it on the girls in which Esha was critically burnt while her other sisters too were injured. While both the accused fled from scene of crime, some passers-by help the girls to rush Esha to District Hospital from where she was referred to Ganga RamHospital in New Delhi.