New Delhi: An incident of a second-year Delhi University student being the target of an acid attack near Lakshmibai College sent shockwaves through the national Capital on Sunday.

However, there was a sensational twist in the case on Monday. The 20-year-old female student’s father confessed to plotting the attack to frame Jitender, the main accused. What is even more shocking is that the survivor herself brought the acid, India Today TV reported quoting sources. ADVERTISEMENT

Police had said a day earlier that Jitender, who was accompanied by two associates, allegedly threw acid at the student near the women’s college in Ashok Vihar before fleeing the scene.

During questioning, the survivor’s father Aqeel said that he decided to frame Jitender, whose wife filed a rape case against him.

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