Uttar Pradesh: Boy drinks acid after father refuses to buy bike

The boy was rushed to the Moradabad district hospital, from where he was referred to a private facility in the city in view of his critical condition.

Moradabad: A 17-year-old boy allegedly consumed acid after his father refused to buy him a motorbike.

Mughalpura Station House Officer (SHO) Amit Kumar said, “The boy was rushed to the Moradabad district hospital, from where he was referred to a private facility in the city in view of his critical condition.”

According to reports, the boy on Tuesday had an argument with his father who is a brass trader and when the latter refused to buy him a bike, the boy consumed acid in a fit of rage.

No case has been registered in the matter as yet.

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