Two more arrested in fabricated acid attack

Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the fabricated acid attack on a college student in Northwest Delhi by her father Aqeel Khan.

Those arrested include Wakeel Khan (42) and son of Aqeel Khan, who was arrested on Sunday. Aqeel has been sent to judicial custody.

The police mentioned that the acid, used for cleaning toilet, was carefully poured on the hands of the girl by his own father.

The girl’s father, Akil Khan, was arrested on Monday after he confessed to plotting the fake attack to avenge a rape complaint filed against him by the wife of one of the accused his daughter had named.

The woman had earlier accused Khan of sexually assaulting her between 2021 and 2024 while she worked at his socks factory.