The family of the acid attack survivor in Delhi on Thursday said that her eyesight has not been affected and her facial burn injuries will also heal over time. The girl is still in the ICU of Safdarjung Hospital, said the victim’s uncle, as per a PTI report.
Two bike-borne men had thrown acid on the 17-year-old school-going girl in Dwarka on Wednesday, leaving her with serious injuries.
“Her vision has not been affected. She is able to see and is talking,” the uncle said.
Three people — prime accused Sachin Arora and his two friends Harshit Aggarwal (19) and Virender Singh (22) — have been arrested for the crime.
Police had earlier said that Aggarwal was driving the motorcycle, while Arora threw acid on the girl and Singh took Arora’s mobile and scooty to another place so that his location couldn’t be traced near the incident site.
Meanwhile, police issued a notice to Flipkart after it was found that the acid used to attack the girl was purchased from the e-commerce firm. “We have issued a notice to Flipkart seeking details about the order placed by Arora,” a senior police officer told PTI.
Flipkart on Thursday condemned the acid attack and said it has blacklisted the seller from its platform and is extending all support to the probe agencies. “We strongly condemn this unfortunate incident, and our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and her family. The Flipkart marketplace platform closely monitors and delists products that violate expected standards,” the e-commerce giant said in a statement.
“Strict action is taken against sellers who are found to be engaged in selling products that are illegal, unsafe, and prohibited. The concerned seller has been blacklisted, and we are extending all support to the concerned authorities in their investigation,” it added.
Earlier in the day, the Delhi Commission For Women issued notices to Amazon and Flipkart for allowing the sale of acid on their platforms. Calling the easy availability of acid online a matter of grave concern, the DCW sought a detailed action taken report from the two firms by December 20.
According to reports, the victim’s father has no idea who could be behind the attack. He also claimed his daughter never spoke of any harassment being done to her. “She told me that they came and threw the acid and she could not see them. Doctors are examining her. If I had known about any such thing (harassment), I would have taken care of and dropped her off to school,” PTI quoted him as saying.
During interrogation, it was found that Arora and the girl were friends till September. Police had earlier said that Arora wanted to take revenge on the girl as their “friendship” went awry. Arora lived in the girl’s neighbourhood.
A video of the incident went viral on social media, where two men riding a blue-coloured bike were seen throwing acid at the victim. She was attacked minutes after she left her home for school.
As outrage spread over the attack, women’s groups and others, including Lt Governor V K Saxena, raised questions on the availability of acid in markets despite a ban and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked how the accused could have gathered so much courage.
Delhi Commission For Women (DCW) Chief Swati Maliwal said that despite the ban the chemical is as available to purchase as vegetables. “We have issued notice to the city police over the incident. The attackers should be arrested and given stringent punishment,” Maliwal said.
(With PTI inputs)
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