Teenage girl in critical condition after jilted ex- boyfriend forced her to drink acid (PICTURED)

Accused: Jitendra Sakhpal has been arrested by Gorai
police and faces charges including attempted murder
A teenage girl suffered severe burns after her jilted ex-
boyfriend allegedly tricked her into meeting, forced her to
drink acid and pushed her into the sea.
Reports in India claim the girl was previously dating
Jitendra Sakhpal, 21, who had proposed, but she refused to
marry him and ended the relationship because her family
did not approve of the unemployed man.
The girl's father reportedly told police the boy was
harassing them, and one female relative claimed that
Sakhpal had threatened to kill the girl's father, according
to IBNLive.com.
The girl, who has not been named, is reportedly in a
critical condition at Thunga Hospital, in Mumbai.
Sakhpal has been arrested and charged with attempted
murder.
The attack happened on Saturday at Gorai Beach in the
western suburbs of Mumbai. Both residents of Dahisar in
Mumbai.
The 18-year-old girl, an HSC student who comes from
Borivali, was met by Sakhpal as she left college on
Saturday, according to police.
'On Saturday, Sakpal met the girl outside her college in
Gorai and asked her to accompany him for a stroll. The
duo took a boat and reached Gorai village,' senior
inspector Deepak Bagwe told the Times of India.
The inspector said Sakhpal tried to convince his ex to
rekindle their relationship, but when she refused he
allegedly pulled out the acid.
According to police, he allegedly held the girl's mouth and
tried to pour it in. Some of it spilled on her face and she
suffered 10-15 per cent burns. Doctors are now trying to
assess how much internal damage she as sustained.
Jitendra Sakpal is escorted to court after allegedly forcing
his ex-girlfriend to drink toilet cleaner
'Sakhpal seems to have planned it in advance as he was
carrying the acid with him,' deputy commissioner of
police Mahesh Patil, told the Times of India.
The news service says that after the girl's father
complained to police about the boy, the two attended the
police station and 'gave in writing that they will not meet
again and the issue was sorted,' said Deepak Bagawe,
senior inspector at Gorai police.
One of the girl's relatives told local news service
IBNLive.com: 'We had earlier lodged a complaint about
him. He used to torture her and beat her up in public. He
had even threatened to kill her and her father.
The girl's condition is improving but she is still not able to
give a statement, according to police quoted
in DNAIndia.com.
Reports highlight that the girl's father works for the local
council while the boy's father is employed with a private
firm.

Via: Daily Mail