A young man is battling for life at the AIIMS Trauma Centre here after allegedly being forced to drink acid by three others in Sangam Vihar on Tuesday.
The reason: the trio was miffed over unavailability of cottage cheese at the shop owned by the victim’s father. Two of them have been detained so far.
Yogesh’s father Balbir said the doctors are not sure if he will survive. According to him, the three accused had held his son at gunpoint and forcibly made him consume a liquid from a plastic bottle.
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“Yogesh was about to close the shop when Golu, our neighbour, came with two of his friends and began thrashing my son. They held him at gunpoint and forced a liquid down his throat even as he cried for help,” Mr. Balbir added.
However, the statement provided by Yogesh’s sister Garima, based on which an FIR was registered, did not mention the use of guns. Ms. Garima purportedly told the police that she heard screams and came out from the house, which is next to the shop, only to see her brother trying to free himself from the three men who had pinned him down.
She claimed that vapours from the corrosive liquid lingered in the air for quite a while after Golu and his friends left.
The bottle containing the liquid was recovered by the police.
Mr. Balbir added that Golu had come to the shop on Monday to buy some cottage cheese. He started arguing when he was told that none was available, Mr. Balbir added.
“He insisted that he would enter the shop and check for himself. We resisted, but he managed to come in. Though we drove him out ultimately, he threatened to take revenge,” said Mr. Balbir.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (south-east) Romil Baaniya said they had received information about the incident from Majeedia Hospital. Upon probe, Garima said three boys, one of whom has been identified as Sangam Vihar resident Golu, had poured acid into her brother’s mouth.
“A case of acid attack has been registered at Sangam Vihar police station,” he said.
