Acid influx

Acid influx

Recently, two cases of acid attack published in different news portals.  People shouted harshly and rebuke to the attackers and law makers. These type of heinous crime is rampant.  But the government crime bureau is oblivious about the cases.

A year ago, I went to the crime bureau with the formal letter with the request to provide the data of acid attack cases. But result was shocking, they don’t have data and they are oblivion about this case, they just said we have only one case of Ms Magar and Mr BK.

Mostly girls are the victims but boys aren’t untouched by this case. As we know in India, there are many cases regarding acid doused. And somehow, the Nepalese perpetrators also influenced by neighbouring country India. The common reason why they throw acid on victim' face is unsuccessful love affairs and jilted lover. Who does not want her\his exquisite complexion, which he did not get succeed to own (vengeance of rejection). 

It has been found that when people think like if she can't be mine, I will not let her to be of anyone, plays a great deal in such attacks. Jilted lover and breaking up relationship are the major reason for acid attack.  Some of the acid survivors are Pabitra, acid attacked by Alam, who was also jilted lover and he wanted to disfigure her beautiful face. A 20 year old woman, Jenny was attacked with acid in Kalopul. 15 year old Muskan was attacked with acid on Sep in Birjunj. While sitting at Basantapur, two teenagers were attacked with acid on Feb 22, 2015, Sangita 16 and Sima 15.

Rajaram Thapa was acid attacked by his wife, who is inhabitant of Nuwakot. In this case victim is male.

These are some examples but there are so many victims, who are struggling to survive and fighting for the justice.

Why this case is increasing?

There are two basic reasons;

 i) Easy access to the acid ii) insufficient legal aspect

It seems, it is a normal phenomenon but someone's life is devastated and ruined, victim has to face pain as well as odious lifelong. And some can't bear the pain and odious then commit suicide. So we must play the vital role as expressing empathy instead sympathy.

Therefore, we must amend the law for regulate the acid attackers. Perpetrators should be imprisonment lifelong and should provide license to acid distributors. Only who has authority to sell acid should record and purpose of use.