Acid attacks are just one of the many types of horrific acts of violence that women may face in several parts of the world. Despite the Supreme Court’s ban on the over-the-counter sale of corrosive acids in 2013, acid attacks in India are still very much prevalent.
Acid attack survivor Mamta who works for an organisation called Make Love Not Scars raises awareness about the indiscriminate sale of sulphuric, nitric, and hydrochloric acids that could be used to mutilate women. The team at Buzzfeed decided to go undercover to find out if shops were really following the apex court’s diktat.
The team discovered that from the five shops that they visited in Bandra, Mumbai, they were able to purchase four different kinds of acid. It is shocking that they did not encounter any problems while buying supposedly contraband materials.
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