Aditya Raj, two, was abducted and attacked with acid in New Delhi, India (Picture: Cover Asia Press / Faisal Magray)

A two-year-old boy suffered horrific burns after he was kidnapped, doused in acid and then left in a dustbin, reports claim.

Aditya Raj risks losing an eye after the attack in New Delhi, India, that his mother claimed was carried out by her tormentor in revenge for her refusal to marry him, the Mail Online reports.

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Police have arrested a 20-year-old farmer over the crime but still want to speak to the man accused of harassing his mother, Soni Prasad, regarding the case.

Soni, 25, who is eight months pregnant, said she hasn’t been able to look at her son since the attack.




‘He is my only son. I’m just helpless,’ she said.

‘My husband says I would not cope seeing him. I don’t know how I would control myself if I see him in pain.

‘Those responsible should be hanged or should be punished in the same way they have attacked my son.’

She claims she and her husband, Jamna, 33, were forced to move last year after being harassed by a man, named only as Mangal.

The attack occurred on December 13, when Aditya went missing while playing outside the family home.

The following morning he was found in a dustbin by a truck driver who had heard him crying while stopped at the side of the road.

Aditya is being treated at a private hospital in Gurugram (Picture: Cover Asia Press/Faisal Magray)

He is now being treated in a private hospital in Gurugram, where he is due to undergo surgery, after being supported by local charity Make Love Not Scars.

Govind Ram Das, 20, from Gurugram, has been arrested over the attack.

Police also want to speak to Mangal, 27, in relation to the case.

Assistant sub-inspector Rupesh Kumar, from Khandsa Road Police Station, told the Mail Online: ‘The kidnapping was done to take revenge on the couple.

‘On the basis of CCTV footage, we have discovered that the boy was kidnapped. Govind has been arrested and has admitted to the crime.

‘We have imposed Section 326 A, punishment for throwing acid, 364, Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, and 307 attempted murder of the Indian Penal Code on him.

‘The investigation is still on and further action will be taken in due time.’