New Delhi, Sept 5: Aarti Dikshit,25, a resident of Est Delhi's Maujpur, on Sunday afternoor threw acid on her boyfriend Vineet's face and was promptly arrested by police.
Aarti had a five-year-old friendship with Vineet, but the latter told her on Sunday that his parents were unwilling for their marriage.
Police said, the two had met at Cross River Mall in Anand Vihar to watch a movie. When they did not get tickets, they sat in food court and had a two-hour-long argument during which Vineet told her about his parents' intention.
As Vineet was leaving, the 25-year-old BA graduate called him, and then threw a bottle containing acid on him.
A howling Vineet drew a crowd and a PCR van rushed him to the hospital. Vineet is yet to give a statement to police as he has not regained consciousness. Cops said he was out of immediate danger.
"He is currently admitted with 40 per cent burn injuries on his face. Aarti was later arrested from near Surajmal Vihar," said a senior police officer.
Vineet (27), was rushed to Hedgewar Hospital where he was admitted with serious burn injuries on his face and later referred to Guru Tegh Bahadur Hospital.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the two had known each other for the past five years and had studied together in College of Art, Tilak Nagar, said police.
Vineet, a resident of Maujpur, is a sculptor and runs a business of selling idols with his father. Aarti, a resident of Yamuna Vihar, was searching for a job, said police.Aarti Dikshit, has been arrested for voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
