NEW Delhi: A 17-year-old girl in Delhi’s Dwarka area has been hospitalised with serious injuries after two bike-borne men threw acid on her on Wednesday morning. The girl has been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital.
The girl’s father said that her condition is critical and that the chemical splashed across her face and also entered her eyes, NDTV reported. One of the alleged culprits has been detained, police said.
“It was stated that a girl aged 17 years was allegedly attacked with some acid-like substance by two persons on a bike around 7.30 am this morning,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) M. Harsha Vardhan. The girl was with her younger sister at the time of the incident. The police have also gathered CCTV footage of the shocking incident.
Expressing concern over the incident, Delhi Women’s Commission chief Swati Maliwal questioned why the sale of acid cannot be restricted yet. Maliwal demanded justice for the girl and criticised the government for not being able to enforce the ban on over-the-counter sale of acid in the country.
“Acid was thrown at a school girl near Dwarka Mor. Our team is reaching the hospital to help the victim. Will get justice for the daughter. The Delhi Commission for Women has been fighting for years to ban acid in the country. When will the governments wake up?” she wrote in a tweet in Hindi. —PTI