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DCW’s surprise inspection leads to seizure of 50 lt acid from public toilet in Delhi

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New Delhi: In a surprise inspection conducted by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) led by its chief Swati Maliwal, officials have seized around 50 litres of acid from a public toilet located opposite the G.B. Pant Hospital in central Delhi.
The operation was carried out on Thursday and the officials confirmed the seizure of the acid on Friday.
Maliwal has now asked the concerned officials from the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) to appear before the commission on April 11 with a detailed report on the matter.

“I was shocked to discover huge quantities of acid kept in the open at a public toilet in Delhi. It could have been used by people for criminal activities. The fact that acid is being used in public toilets for cleaning purposes on a large scale is unacceptable and shameful,” said Maliwal.
“Strict action should be taken against the authorities for encouraging the use of acid for cleaning in toilets. Also, there should be no fee for using public toilets. All the toilets should be functional at all times, and if any toilet is non-functional, strict action should be taken against the official(s) responsible for it,” she added.
During the inspection on Thursday, the commission had noticed that Rs 10 was being charged from the users each time they used the toilet.
“The commission was also informed that the toilet closes down at 10 p.m., rendering women and girls vulnerable to open defecation,” said a DCW official.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 7, 2023
Delhi Police files chargesheet against Flipkart for selling acid

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New Delhi: The Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet against e-commerce firm Flipkart and its delivery firm Instakart under the Poison Act for selling acid on its website, which was used by three individuals to throw at a 17-year-old girl in December 2022.
The chargesheet has also been filed against three accused who used the acid to attack the girl who was on her way to school. The incident took place in Dwarka’s Mohan Garden area on December 14, 2022.
Speaking with IANS, M. Harsha Vardhan, DCP (Dwarka) said that the chargesheet was filed against Sachin Arora, Harshit Aggarwal a.k.a. Honey and Virender Singh a.k.a. Sonu and two private firms under section 326-A, and 34 120-B of the IPC read with section 4 of Poison Act.
The chargesheet was filed before a Dwarka court judge.
All the three accused are currently in judicial custody.
The Delhi Police is banking on electronic and forensic evidence to collect more information on the matter.
In the forensic report, the acid was found to be ‘Nitric Acid’.
The Delhi Police has mentioned in the chargesheet that the accused also told them that they wanted to buy Nitric Acid, which proves the prosecution (police) story.

After the incident, Delhi Police had sent notice to Flipkart and Instakart, and had asked them regarding compliance of regulations related to the sale of acid.
Sources said that in their reply, they had accepted that it was sold without having proper license.
A 17-year-old girl was attacked by two bike-borne masked assailants in Mohan Garden on December 14 last year when she was on her way to school.
The accused hurled acid at the victim. She had suffered severe burn injuries in the incident.
Later, all the three accused were held.
It was learnt that Sachin and the victim were friends but after their friendship ended, Sachin wanted to teach the girl “a lesson”. Sachin bought the acid and made the payment through an e-wallet.
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March 15, 2023
Woman dies after being forced to drink acid by in-laws in UP

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Bareilly: A 25-year-old woman died after her in-laws allegedly forced her to drink acid for not meeting their demand for dowry in Bareilly district in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said on Saturday.
Anjum, a resident of Udala Jagir village in the Bithri Chainpur police station area, died Thursday night.
Hours before, she recorded her dying declaration before a magistrate, alleging that her in-laws forced her to drink acid as her parents failed to meet their demand for Rs 2.50 lakh in cash and a car in dowry.
On the basis of a complaint filed by her family, an FIR was registered against her husband and in-laws at Nawabganj police stattion under relevant sections of the IPC. The FIR will be transferred to Bithri Chainpur.
Superintendent of Police of Bareilly (Rural) Rajkumar Aggarwal said this is a serious matter and the police of Nawabganj and Bithri Chainpur are investigating the matter.
Anjum was married to Iliyas of Udala Jagir village six years ago. Her sister said that Anjum visited her parents’ home 15 days ago and informed them that her in-laws were harassing her for dowry and demanding Rs 2.50 lakh in cash and a car.
Anjum subsequently returned to her in-laws’ house.
On February 21, her family members came to know that she had been admitted to a hospital. When the family members visited, her condition was critical, so they shifted her to another hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.

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February 25, 2023
Acid attack on minor girl: Karnataka Minister meets victim

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Bengaluru: Women and Child Development Minister Halappa Achar on Saturday visited the minor acid attack victim undergoing treatment at a hospital
in Ramanagara district of Karnataka.
The girl was attacked with chemical (thinner) by a man from Kanakapura on Friday evening.
Consoling the girl and her mother, the minister assured them of stringent action against the accused as per law.
While interacting with the media, Minister Achar said that acid had burnt the girl’s back, shoulders and eyes. He further said that the Government will have zero tolerance against such incidents.
The accused has already been arrested and an FIR has been registered at the Kanakapura police station. He said that he has already discussed the matter with the District Superintendent of Police and suggested appropriate action.
“This is a monstrous act and such incidents must not recur. As soon as I got information about the incident this morning, I put aside all the work and expressed my concern on behalf of the Government. The girl is responding to treatment and will be examined by a cornea specialist,” the Minister said, adding that the government will help in the treatment with specialist doctors.
The acid attacker has been identified as Sumanth, a mechanic and a resident of Kurupete in Kanakapura. The incident had taken place near the Narayanappa Lake bypass road in Kanakapura on Friday.
Preliminary investigations suggested that the accused had made a call to the victim and asked her to come. When she came, he professed his love to her. When she refused, the accused threw acid used for cleaning the vehicle engines on her face leaving the left side of the face, including the eye, damaged. The police suspect that the accused had used a chemical (thinner) for the attack.

According to police, the two were in a relationship for a year. Recently, after a fight, the girl had severed all ties with him.
The police had formed a special team to nab the accused who had disappeared after the incident.
Kanakapura Town police have registered the case also under the Pocso Act and IPC Sections.
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February 18, 2023