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  India   Crime  22 Mar 2017  Delhi: On suspicion of infidelity, man throws acid on girlfriend

Delhi: On suspicion of infidelity, man throws acid on girlfriend

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Published : Mar 22, 2017, 2:27 pm IST
Updated : Mar 22, 2017, 3:26 pm IST

The assailant, Ravi Kumar, 22, confessed of his crime at the Sangam Vihar police station and was arrested.

Representational Image. (Photo: File)
 Representational Image. (Photo: File)

New Delhi: A man allegedly threw diluted acid on a 20-year-old girl in South Delhi's Sangam Vihar area on Wednesday.

The police received a complaint in this regard at 10:25 am.

The victim has been admitted to the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) trauma centre with burns but is expected to survive the attack, DCP Romil Baaniya told Hindustan Times.

The assailant, Ravi Kumar, 22, confessed of his crime at the Sangam Vihar police station and was arrested.

He told the police that he was in a relationship with the victim and had attacked her on suspicion of infidelity.

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Location: India, Delhi, New Delhi