Overview
- The attack, carried out Tuesday during a mehendi at the victim’s Indira Vihar home, involved corrosive liquid hidden in two sipper bottles after the accused asked the bride-to-be to sit against a wall.
- The 21-year-old suffered burns to her face, eyes, neck, and hands and remains under observation at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital with reported vision problems.
- Police registered a case under Section 124(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for grievous hurt by acid and called in forensic teams to examine the scene and collect evidence.
- The 26-year-old neighbor was arrested, produced in court, and sent to judicial custody, with investigators citing a reported relationship between her and the fiancé as the likely motive.
- Detectives are probing how the acid was obtained, a key question despite India’s rules that require sellers to record buyers’ IDs, addresses, quantities, and reasons for purchase.