New Delhi, June 26
The Delhi police arrested a graphic designer and her aide for allegedly trying to burn the face of her ex-boyfriend in Nihal Vihar area of Delhi.
The boy Omkar, 24, who is also a graphic designer, was attacked by three people in Ranhola area on June 19. The three came on a motorcycle and attacked him with a knife, cut him at several places.
As per the plan, the men were supposed to throw acid at Omkar's face, but couldn't so stabbed him and fled.
The police collected CCTV footage of the area besides the call details of Omkar to zero in on the woman and the three attackers.
The police laid a trap near Dwarka Mor and one of the suspects, Vikash, was nabbed on June 23. During interrogation, Vikash revealed that he, along with Harsh alias Bali and Rohan, had attacked Omkar with a knife. He also disclosed the hideout of the woman at whose behest they carried out the attack.
DCP (Outer) Jimmy Chiram stated that after her arrest, the woman confessed that she and Omkar both were colleagues and had been having an affair for the last three years. She became infuriated when he got engaged to some other woman and hired the three men for Rs 30,000 to carry out an acid attack and also gave them a bottle filled with acid.
The woman also alleged the victim threatened to upload her private pictures online when she objected to his engagement, the DCP added.
