New Delhi: Neighbours of a man in Delhi's Uttam Nagar allegedly attacked him with an acidic substance on Saturday, following a quarrel that happened after the victim's son took his pet dog for a walk in front of the accused's house, news agency ANI quoted the police saying. The victim has been identified as a resident of Uttam Nagar named Rajeshwar. He is undergoing treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) trauma centre. The accused on the other hand has been detained by the police.
On Saturday night, the victim's son took his pet dog for a walk, upon reaching in front of the accused's house, the occupants of his house started hurling abuse, leading to a quarrel between both parties. An acidic substance was thrown by the occupants of the accused's house, at the victim as well as his son, said Delhi Police, as per ANI.
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Delhi Police said, "At around 10:00 pm, information was received in Uttam Nagar Police Station that a quarrel has taken place and an acidic substance has been used."
Delhi Police stated that further action will be taken as per MLC reports: "A Medico-Legal Case (MLC) of the injured person has not yet been prepared. Prima facie, it appears that the acidic substance was the toilet cleaner liquid. We have recovered a toilet cleaner liquid bottle from the accused home."
The victim's son Abhishek Kumar while talking to ANI said that he took his dog out for a walk and as soon as he reached the neighbour's house, they started abusing him and pelted stones at him. After witnessing this, the bystanders informed his father about the incident following which he came to his son's rescue. The brawl heated up and one of the accused threw acid, inside a bottle, that hit his father which led to his head injuries."
Investigation into the matter is underway and further updates are awaited.
(With inputs from ANI)