Acid Attack: A Socio-Legal Perspective

Acid attack is a worldwide phenomenon which is considered to be one of the most heinous forms of violence. Approximately 1500 acid attack cases worldwide are recorded annually. Though an acid attack is a gender-neutral violence, a reasonable gender dimension could be drawn because of the gender-specific percentage of crimes and the reasons. Globally, 80 per cent of acid attack survivors are women/girls[i]. National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) data shows that 57 per cent of acid attack survivors are females in the year 2018