Man held for spilling acid on 3 refugees in West Delhi
The police have registered an FIR under relevant sections and Kumar was arrested.
A prompt action by the alert East Delhi Police has averted another acid attack in the National Capital and thereby saved the life of a girl. The police arrested a youth for issuing threats of acid attack to the girl.
According to a police source, the accused was repeatedly threatening the girl with acid attack ever since she broke up her 6-year-old friendship with him. The police of Pandav Nagar Police Station, soon after knowing about the threat, traced and nabbed the accused before he could commit the crime.
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A case under relevant sections has been registered at the Pandav Nagar Police Station. Further legal action is being taken.
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Joint Commissioner of Police (Eastern Range), Chhaya Sharma said that a complaint was received at the police station, wherein it was alleged the one Yadvender Yadav (27), a resident of Shashi Garden, who runs a grocery shop with his father, was threatening a 19-year-old girl living in his neighbourhood with acid attack for refusing to marry him.
In view of the seriousness of the matter, a case was immediately registered by the police on the complaint and investigation was taken up. Subsequently, the victim’s statement was recorded by the magistrate and other relevant sections were also added in the case.
During interrogation, it was discovered that Yadvender Yadav and the victim were known to each other. The youth, an ex-MBA student from Indraprastha University, was in a relationship with her since the year 2017. It is being said that he was nursing a grudge against the girl after she broke up with him.
Further, investigation into the matter is being conducted.
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