Jilted doctor, 3 others held for acid attack on woman doctor

December 25, 2014 20:30

Jilted in love, a fellow doctor was arrested today for allegedly scripting the acid attack on a 30-year-old woman doctor in New Delhi, along with three persons, two of them juvenile, who helped him to target the victim.

Police said Dr Ashok Yadav and the victim had done their MBBS from Russia and knew each other for around 10 years and the duo were "good friends."

According to the police, Dr Yadav, a resident of Mayapuri, wanted to marry her and had proposed her on two-three ocassions but she rejected his overture every time.

"He recently came to know that her family members are getting her married. Angry over this, he decided to hatch a plot to teach the victim a lesson. Yadav involved his close friend Vaibhav, who earlier used to work with him," Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police, Tajender Luthra, told reporters here.

Luthra also said Vaibhav, who is working in a call centre in Naraina, told Yadav that he knew some persons who can execute his plan.

Police said Vaibhav had roped in two juveniles and fixed a deal of Rs 25,000 with them to carry out the plot and out of which, Vaibhav gave them Rs 22,000 in advance. To ensure a foolproof plan, Dr Yadav had also conducted a trial to make their plot a success

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