A startling new twist has emerged in a purported acid attack case in Delhi. According to reports, a 20-year-old student of Non‑Collegiate Women’s Education Board, affiliated with University of Delhi, who claimed to have been doused with acid on her way to an extra class, was in fact attacked with a common toilet-cleaner, and the alleged acid assault had been fabricated by her father.
The incident originally appeared as one of the high-profile acid-attack cases that often draw intense public attention. However, during investigation, police discovered inconsistencies in the victim’s story. CCTV footage and call-detail records revealed that the accused man named by the student, Jitender Singh, was not present at the scene; instead he and his wife had been in Karol Bagh at the relevant time.
Crucially, the father, Akil Khan, admitted to creating the false narrative and using toilet-cleaner to simulate the acid attack. At the same time, the wife of Jitender Singh came forward, accusing Khan of raping her while she worked at his sock-manufacturing unit between 2021 and 2024, and later black-mailing her with private photos and videos.
Khan has now been booked for rape, while the alleged acid attack case is being treated as a fabrication. The case highlights how severely such false claims can undermine public trust in genuine victims of acid violence, and underlines the importance of thorough investigation before public condemnation.
