Last Updated: December 14, 2022, 12:30 IST
As per the preliminary report, victim is stable. Doctors will be able to tell better, Delhi police said. (Image: ANI)
The caller told police that a 17-year-old girl was allegedly attacked with some acid-like substance by a man riding a pillion on a bike around 7.30 a.m
A youth allegedly threw acid on a schoolgirl near Delhi’s Dwarka area on Tuesday morning. The girl, a class 12th student, is currently undergoing treatment at Safdarjung hospital, and as per the preliminary report, she is stable, police said.
Delhi police have detained one person in connection with the case, on the basis of the family’s statement, while a lookout for the second suspect is underway.
According to M. Harsha Vardhan, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka), a police control room (PCR) call was received around 9 a.m. regarding an acid attack incident in the Mohan Garden area.
The caller told police that a 17-year-old girl was allegedly attacked with some acid-like substance by a man riding a pillion on a bike around 7.30 a.m.
“The girl was with her younger sister at the time of the incident. She has raised suspicion over two persons known to them. While one person has been detained, further investigation into the matter is on,” said the DCP.
It is not known yet if the suspects are adults or juveniles. As per sources, suspects and the victim lived in the same neighbourhood.
Police trying to zero in on the reason for the attack and statements of the victim’s parents are being recorded.
Further details are awaited.
(With agency inputs)
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