Pilibhit: Five people here allegedly threw acid on a teenage girl's parents in a bid to pressure them to withdraw a case lodged for their daughter's sexual harassment, police said on Monday.
The couple had lodged the case against one Rajesh. In a bid to pressure them to withdraw the case, the five people threw acid on Nanhe Lal (42) and his wife Lakhmi (40), who were sleeping in their house at Agyari village in the Gajraula area on Sunday.
They were seriously injured in the incident and admitted to a private hospital in Bareilly for treatment, police said. The accused have been identified as Ajay, Chhotelal, Ramkishan, Guddu, and Harishankar, all residents of Agyari village. Police have arrested three of them.
Superintendent of Police Dinesh Prabhu told reporters that they have suspended Gajraula SHO Tejpal and Suhas police outpost in-charge, Lokesh Kumar, for dereliction of duty in the sexual harassment case.
PTI
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