A 17-year-old girl was attacked with acid by two bike-borne men in Delhi’s Dwarka district area on Wednesday. The girl is currently undergoing treatment in Safdarjung Hospital.
The police have arrested three accused in the case and found that the main accused had procured the acid through an e-commerce portal.
Calling the easy availability of acid online a matter of grave concern, the DCW sought a detailed action taken report from the two firms by December 20.
“DCW has learnt that accused bought acid through ‘Flipkart’ & that acid is easily available on ‘Amazon’ & ‘Flipkart’ which is illegal,” the letter reads as DCW seeks details on the same.
17 साल की लड़की पर जो एसिड फेंका गया वो Flipkart से मंगाया था। Amazon पे भी ऐसिड बिक रहा है। सोचिए कितना आसान है कि… https://t.co/c316vVerPd
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) 1671088913000
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The letter addressed to the CEO of Amazon and Flipkart seeks to know whether the licence of the seller was checked before posting the acid product on the online platform
Amazon declined to comment on the issue, while Flipkart didn’t immediately respond to ET’s query on the matter.
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