Women’s groups and activists call on authorities to toughen laws after two men threw corrosive liquid at a schoolgirl on a street last week
Authorities have attributed the decline in numbers to the pandemic lockdowns but continue to be concerned that many cases are never reported.over-the-counter sales of acid to the public and said potential buyers would require a government-approved identity document and provide a valid reason for purchase. Sellers are obliged to retain a record of all sales.
The landmark Criminal Law Act came after a campaign led by Laxmi Agarwal, a woman from Delhi who was badly burned in an acid attack in 2005, when she was 15. The campaign won several gains for survivors, including access to rehabilitation.demanding a total ban on acid sales. “I shudder to think that this can happen to any girl in this country,” she wrote on social media.“Acid can change someone’s life for ever. Acid leads to lifelong disfigurement of the face causing disability.
Malik’s foundation helps survivors with legal and medical help. In 2020 she filed a petition in the Delhi high court seeking a complete ban on acid sales, but it is still pending. Her own case has been stuck in legal limbo since 2009, while her attackers still roam free. “I lost 60% sight in one eye, and went through 25 surgeries, and 13 years later, nothing has changed,” Malik said.
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