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Sir,
Please refer to the news item ‘Make acid attacks on women non bailable offence’ : SC’ (DE, July 19,2013). The land mark decision of the Apex Court to ban sale of acid and other corrosive substances to a person under the age of eighteen will go a long way in prevention of such attacks on the girls and women. The court has also directed the States and Union Territories to frame rules to make acid attacks a non bailable offence and pay a compensation of at least three lakh as an after care and rehabilitation cost for such victims.
An acid attack is only a little less than murder. The victims of acid attack have to bear the scars till they live. Some of them lose their eye sight, beauty and every thing. On the one hand, they fight for their life and on the other; they require a huge amount to bear medical and rehabilitation charges. The Central Govt, the State Govt and the society at large should come forward to help the acid victims and provide them sympathy. The victims of such attacks also need to be provided training in vocational courses to enable them to earn their livelihood and live a respectable life. Acid and other such substances should only be sold if the buyer is accompanied by a prominent person to act as a witness and only on the production of a photo identity card containing residential address as ordered by the Court. Enforcement of the directions passed by the Apex Court should be implemented strictly to prevent such attacks in future and violators need to be dealt with sternly.
Yours etc…
Ashok Sharma
Flat No. A/4
Housing Colony, Udhampur
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