Acid violence in India – A modern day somber reality?

Abstract

Acid violence is associated with extensive burns, maiming, blindness, and even death. Acid attacks through the ages, have not uncommonly been reported in literature. From a global standpoint although the South East Asian Region (SEAR) has dominated with regard to volume of said attacks, the distribution still remains wide as do the reasons behind such a form of attack [1,2]. Studies show that a remarkable 50–70% of the documented cases of acid violence in the region were females. This type of violence against women is alarming and needs urgent attention and necessary interventions. Language: en