This story is from October 15, 2020

Gonda acid attack: Family of accused says he is framed

Hours after police arrested Ashish Kumar for throwing acid on three sisters who were asleep on the terrace of their house in Gonda on Tuesday, his family claimed that he was not involved in the crime and has been framed by police.
Gonda acid attack: Family of accused says he is framed
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LUCKNOW: Hours after police arrested Ashish Kumar for throwing acid on three sisters who were asleep on the terrace of their house in Gonda on Tuesday, his family claimed that he was not involved in the crime and has been framed by police.
The family claims Ashish was in Bahraich when the incident took place and was arrested merely to show that police acted swiftly.
They said police detained the family members and have forced him to surrender.
“Shoot him if he has committed the crime but don’t send him to jail for something he has not done,” Ashish’s mother Laxmi Devi said.
She demanded for a meeting with chief minister Yogi Adityanath and a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the case.
Gonda police meanwhile claimed that one of the girls had seen Ashish at the time of crime. The same was corroborated by one of the neighbours who was asleep outside the house. Gonda SP Shailesh Pandey told TOI that on the fateful day, the accused had made multiple calls to one of the sisters.
“The victim was not willing to talk to him but the accused was adamant,” he said. Pandey also said that Ashish had fled to Bahraich to seek shelter.
“We have technical evidence to show the involvement of the accused, backed by the statements of the victims,” he said. The girls, aged 17, 12, and 8 years, have suffered burn injuries.
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