Teenage boy forced to drink acid in Delhi

New Delhi: A 17-year-old boy was forced to drink acid by a group of people following a scuffle over selling paneer here, police said.

A police officer privy to the case identified the victim as Yogesh Sagar and said the incident took place in Sangam Vihar area of south Delhi late on Tuesday.

Sagar is recuperating at AIIMS but hasn`t yet begun talking, say family members.

The officer told IANS that a case has been registered but no arrest has been made yet.