New Delhi: In a male dominated society like India, most of the women have been facing exploitation and oppression at every step of their lives.
A women has to face endless difficulties throughout her life. She has to struggle even before entering this world.
And the male chauvinists in society always tried to suppress or eliminate her- either in the form of female foeticide or in the form of child marriage, and this suppression leads to more crimes against women.
Acid attack is one of the most heinous crimes against women. It not only just inflicts physical injuries but also destroys the victim's entire life, leaving the scars of the heinous crime on the body and mind of the victim.
Recently, the Supreme Court went to the extent of banning over the counter sale of acid in shops across India, but its direction is mostly on paper, as acid is still available to whosoever wishes to purchase.
We list here five such heinous cases of acid attacks against women:
Preeti Rathi
A beautiful life was waiting for this bright student nursing student, Preeti Rathi, when she got the selection letter of short service commission in the military nursing service. But destimy has some other plans for her.
Preeti was supposed to join naval hospital — Asvini — in Colaba, Mumbai, on May 15.
On May 2, Preeti along with her father, unlce and aunt, reached Bandra station, Mumbai. It was then when an unidentified man, with his face half covered, threw acid on Preeti's face and fled.
This attack apart from giving unbearable pain, not only damaged her eyes, infected her kidneys but the acid also entered her oesophagus, windpipe, and trachea.
After fighting this unbearable pain, Preeti succumbed to her injuries and lost the battle of her life.
