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‘Don’t want sympathy, only justice’: Acid attack survivor as court acquits three in 2009 case
December 25, 2025 2:58 am
“This is a mockery of the justice system. My statements were completely ignored. I was so hopeful…I waited for 16 years,” she said. She spent all these years running from courtrooms to hospital wards.
Chandigarh admin drafts Rs 10,000 monthly aid scheme for disabled acid attack survivors
July 05, 2025 3:04 pm
Anuradha S Chagti, Secretary (Social Welfare), Women and Child Development Department, filed the affidavit before the Punjab and Haryana HC in a contempt plea seeking the implementation of long-pending court directions for acid attack victims.
Delhi: ‘Some certainty for future’, eight years after 3 family members attacked by acid
March 09, 2025 9:46 am
Ahead of International Women's Day, Delhi court orders aid of Rs 20 lakh to the acid attack victims.
Acid attack survivors share their stories: 'I've spent my whole life not feeling loved'
July 04, 2024 7:31 pm
Annual reports of the Acid Survivor Foundation say that 70 per cent victims of vitriolage in India are women.
Plea in Delhi High Court to reserve AIIMS nursing posts for acid attack victims
July 07, 2018 2:49 am
As per the Disability Act, 2016, victims of acid attacks are specifically mentioned as being eligible for reservation under this category.
Manodhairya scheme: ‘1308 survivors have not received compensation’
October 06, 2017 2:57 am
Rape, acid attack survivors who were sanctioned compensation under the state-run scheme from October 2013 to January 2017 were not paid: RTI
Free treatment for acid attack victims in private hospitals, announces Delhi govt
August 07, 2015 2:41 am
Apart from medical treatment and need for jobs, DCW chief Swati Maliwal said the victims were also aggrieved that their cases were pending in court and the offenders had not been brought to book.
Give free treatment to acid attack victims: Apex court
April 11, 2015 6:33 pm
The court further observed that governments should provide Rs 3 lakh financial relief to acid attack victims.
Acid attack victims offer police flowers for ‘violence’
December 20, 2014 3:10 am
Protesters presented flowers to policemen and chanted “Delhi Police get well soon”.
Police detain acid attack survivors from protest rally near Parliament
December 18, 2014 3:02 pm
Rupa and Laxmi alleged that the police instead of listening to their voices, beat them up along with other volunteers.
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