India, Oct. 27 -- The Delhi Police on Monday evening detained the father of the 20-year-old woman near Delhi University's Laxmi Bai College, who was allegedly targeted with acid by her stalker and his two friends.

He was taken into custody from Sangam Vihar for questioning, where he confessed to fabricating the acid attack with a toilet cleaner, and raping the wife of the man his daughter accused of throwing "acid" at her.

The development came hours after the woman's father was accused of sexual assault by the wife of the main accused in the acid attack case.

The wife of the accused has lodged a complaint against the victim's father, following which a first information report (FIR) was lodged by the police.

Earlier today, the police s...