Jilted lover forces girl to drink acid, surrenders

An 18-year-old girl was forced to drink acid by a man after she refused to accept his proposal in South Delhi’s Sangam Vihar on Wednesday.

The girl was rushed to the hospital, where she is undergoing treatment. The accused has been arrested.

Doctors said that the victim has received around 20 per cent burns and is undergoing treatment in the emergency ward of AIIMS. Although she is out of danger, doctors are yet to ascertain the extent of damage to her internal organs.

The alleged attacker, 22year-old Ravi Kumar, managed to escape from the spot after the crime, but immediately surrendered at Sangam Vihar police station and confess to the crime, said DCP (Southeast) Romil Baaniya.

The incident was reported on Wednesday morning at 10. 30 am. The girl works at a footwear manufacturing unit in Sangam Vihar area, nearly a kilometre away from her house. When the girl was on her way to work, the accused was waiting for her, armed with a bottle of “diluted acid” used for cleaning bathrooms.

“When she warned him to keep away, Ravi force the liquid down my daughter’s throat,” her mother alleged.

Her mother said that Ravi and her daughter were in a relationship for almost two years. But Ravi was abusive and his drinking habits were the reason for the break up.

The girl has sustained grievous internal injuries and is undergoing treatment.