India, Oct. 29 -- The Delhi Police on Tuesday said the alleged acid attack on a 20-year-old Delhi University student, outside Lakshmi Bai College on Sunday was staged by her family, as part of a larger conspiracy to settle scores with two other families with whom they had separate disputes.

The woman, a student of DU's School of Open Learning, had initially alleged that three men on a bike threw acid on her while she was walking to college. She was admitted to RML Hospital with burn injuries to her hands. However, police said the case took a dramatic turn after they found "contradictions" in her statement and CCTV footage brought more discrepancies to the fore.

Police said the brother admitted to the conspiracy, while the uncle denied a...