No arrests yet in Delhi acid attack case as new twist emerges over suspect’s location

The victim sustained burns on her hands in the alleged attack. PIC/PTI

No arrests have been made so far in connection with the alleged acid attack even as a new twist has emerged with the prime suspect's location turning out to be away from the crime scene, police said on Monday.

A 20-year-old woman allegedly sustained burns on her hands when a "stalker" and his associates threw acid at her near Delhi University's Laxmi Bai College in northwest Delhi on Sunday, an official said. Police said they have detained one Jitender, who is alleged to be the accused. Jitender is a resident of Mukundpur, where the victim also lives.

"We have interrogated Jitender, who has claimed that he was not present in the area when the incident occurred," police said. Prima facie, investigators also found that Jitender was not in the area when the attack supposedly took place. Moreover, though there was no CCTV camera at the site of the alleged attack, footage from around the area also does not prove Jitender's presence.

Police have also raised suspicion about the woman getting off an e-rickshaw 200 metres away from the college. A source claimed that no acid traces were found on the wall near the alleged crime spot. Police also said that in 2018, a member of the victim's family had thrown acid at a kin of the brothers. That matter is sub judice.

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