New Delhi, December 14
A 17-year-old girl was attacked near Uttam Nagar with an acid-like substance by two bike riders on Wednesday morning, police here said. One of the culprits has been detained.
According to the police, the matter was reported to them at around 9am.
“A PCR call was received at around 9 am regarding an incident of throwing acid on a girl in the area of Mohan Garden police station. It was said that a girl aged 17 was allegedly attacked with some acid-like substance by two persons on a bike at around 7.30 am,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) M Harsha Vardhan.
The girl was with her younger sister at the time. She is being treated at Safdarjung Hospital, the officer said.
The girl had named two men who could be responsible for the attack, one of whom had been detained by the police, the DCP added.
