Abstract
Vitriolage is an extreme form of violence in Bangladesh. The alarming increase in its frequency is a cause of concern. Violence against woman within South Asia includes rape and sexual abuse, trafficking, prostitution, domestic violence, dowry related deaths and psychological abuse. The reported case is of a 25 years old lady affected by acid burn in her face and adjoining part of the head during night while she was sleeping. On medicolegal point of view, the injury was homicidal in nature to run away without having a motive to kill the person. We should create public consciousness against this sort of brutal act.
 Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.19(2) 2020 p.336-338
Highlights
Acid throwing called acid attack or vitriolage is a form of violent assault.[1-2]
The incidence of vitriolage seems to be highly prevalent among lower socio-economic groups, both in urban and rural areas
H2SO4 is commonly used the term vitriolage which is derived from oil of vitriol, other acids are employed for vitriolage
Summary
Acid throwing called acid attack or vitriolage is a form of violent assault.[1-2] It is defined as a act of throwing acid on to the body of a person with the intention of injuring or disfiguring her/his out of jealousy or revenge resulting in burning & dissolution of the victim’s skin, connective tissue and even bones.[2]. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far reaching social, psychological and economic difficulties. “The Act punishes the unlicensed production, import, transport, storage, sale & use of acid by a Jail term of 3 to 10 years. The targets are primarily females between 12 to 25 years of age though recent trends have shown a change in the profile of targets with older women, children and sometimes men being attacked
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