Bike-borne men throw acid on schoolgirl in Delhi's Dwarka, Kejriwal says 'this can't be tolerated'

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Malliwal said that her team is reaching the hospital to help the Dwarka acid attack victim.

New Delhi: Two bike-borne men on Wednesday (December 14, 2022) threw acid on a schoolgirl in Delhi's Dwarka. As per the latest reports, the incident took place at around 7:30 am, following which the 17-year-old girl was referred to Safdarjung Hospital. According to the police, the girl has named two persons who could be responsible for the attack, one of whom has been detained. 

"The girl was with her younger sister at the time of the incident. She has raised suspicion over two persons known to them. One person has been detained and further investigation is going on," Delhi Police said.

A doctor said that she has suffered 7-8 per cent facial burns and her eyes have also been affected.

"She is being examined. She is admitted to the burn ICU and is stable," the doctor said.

दिल्ली में लड़की पर तेज़ाब से हमला, घटना का CCTV वीडियो आया सामने | #BREAKING #AcidAttack #Delhi @Rajurajjee2 pic.twitter.com/qjw5hyr4z8

— Zee News (@ZeeNews) December 14, 2022

Reacting to the incident, Delhi Chief Minister said that "this cannot be tolerated at all".

"How did the criminals get so much courage? The criminals should be given the strictest punishment. The safety of every girl child in Delhi is important to us," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said.

Meanwhile, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Swati Malliwal said that her team is reaching the hospital to help the victim and demanded a ban on acid.

"We will get justice for the daughter," she wrote in Hindi on Twitter.

"The Delhi Commission for Women has been fighting for years to ban acid in the country. When will the governments wake up?" Maliwal said.

द्वारका मोड़ के पास एक स्कूली छात्रा पर तेज़ाब फेंका। हमारी टीम पीड़िता की मदद के लिए अस्पताल पहुँच रही है। बेटी को इंसाफ़ दिलाएँगे। दिल्ली महिला आयोग सालों से देश में तेज़ाब बैन करने की लड़ाई लड़ रहा है। कब जगेंगी सरकारें?

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) December 14, 2022

देश की राजधानी में दिन दहाड़े एक स्कूली बच्ची पर 2 बदमाश दबंगई से तेज़ाब फेंककर निकल जाते हैं… क्या किसी को भी अब क़ानून का डर है ? क्यों तेज़ाब पर बैन नहीं लगाया जाता ? SHAME pic.twitter.com/kaWWQYey7A

— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) December 14, 2022