Delhi Police have registered the arrest of Aqeel Khan, who is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in a rape case, for the conspiracy in staging an acid ‘attack’ on his 20-year-old daughter.

The police had earlier said that the acid ‘attack’ was staged to frame the husband of a woman and the two sons of another woman, who have complained of rape and acid attack, respectively, against Khan.

“Aqeel was arrested two days ago by the Bhalswa Dairy police station on rape charges. He was then sent to judicial custody in Tihar Jail. Today, after obtaining permission from the court, the Bharat Nagar police station in the North West district went to Tihar Jail for questioning him, and subsequently arrested him after claiming substantial evidence,” the Delhi Police said in a statement on Thursday.

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