Acid Attack Costs Girl's Life

Ultimately, the acid attack victim, who had passed plus two, breathed her last after a 38-day struggle for life. The victim hailed from Bhagalpur (Bihar). However, the local administration claims that the statements of the victim’s family are contradicting. Like who captured her, who threw acid and else. But isn’t it the fact that the crime took place. When the convicts are being named then there is truth.

By all means, acid attack is one of the horrific faces of the gender-based crime. Injuring the body, it shatters the victim’s personality and damages the confidence in abundance as well. This incident reflects that in which direction the current generation is advancing. Though there are several major factors influencing the youth. The mindset of most of the youth has become extremely precarious.

The cyber age and several horrific video games are obviously responsible for such crimes. But increasing intolerance and ego has taken the youth in the grip. In fact, they don’t even think twice to damage themselves too.  In one of such cases one convict was awarded death sentence for throwing sulphuric acid on Preeti Rathi , who unfortunately succumbed to injury.

It is said that 350 cases of acid attack are registered in India every year, whereas according to the research conducted by Acid Survivors Foundation the figure mounts upto 500-1000 per year. However, many of such cases remain unnoticed, because the cases are not registered. The reluctance of victims’ family might be one of the reasons.