Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Acid attacks: A scar on India...

Shabana Khatum, 21, from the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, was in love with a boy and wanted to marry him. She had known him for four years, and one Saturday evening in June last year, she was invited to meet his family and seek permission for their marriage.

Soon after Shabana arrived at her boyfriend's house, his family started assaulting her.

In course of her long ordeal, she was force fed one bottle of acid, resulting in severe internal injuries. Since then she has been unable to eat anything solid, and survives only on a liquid diet. Her assailants, meanwhile, remain at large.

Shabana was yet another victim of what has now come to be known in the country as "acid attacks". With acids - something as ubiquitous as toilet cleaning liquids - readily available at the corner store and as cheap as 30 cents a litre, they have emerged as a preferred weapon of violence against women.

Acid attacks have few parallels in its gruesomeness, and victims such as Shabana would vouch for their viciousness. Full story...

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