In accordance with sources, the sufferer obtained Rs 1 lakh as compensation from the Centre final yr, and Rs 4 lakh from the Uttar Pradesh authorities this month, almost three many years after she was attacked on October 28, 1997, when she was 15 years previous.
The attacker, Pappu, a resident of the identical locality below the Sadar Bazar police station, threw acid on her face after her household known as off their proposed marriage. Pappu was arrested inside days and despatched to jail on November 11 that yr.
In accordance with Shaheen Malik, founding father of the NGO Courageous Souls Basis, the survivor's face was utterly disfigured within the assault.
“The sufferer has lived by years of ache, surgical procedures, and trauma. Her father, a tailor, spent every little thing he had on her therapy — round Rs 10 lakh — and later sought donations earlier than he handed away. Her mom too died, leaving her alone,” she advised PTI.
Malik, herself an acid assault survivor, stated the organisation took up Jahida's case final yr and pursued authorities authorities searching for monetary support.”After a number of letters and conferences, the Uttar Pradesh authorities granted Rs 4 lakh this month, whereas the Centre had offered Rs 1 lakh,” she stated.The survivor continues to bear remedy to stop additional well being problems, together with potential most cancers within the affected areas, she stated.
Criticising the district administration for its inaction regardless of figuring out the survivor's situation, Malik stated, “Twenty-eight years of struggling, and he or she will get solely Rs 5 lakh. We'll method the excessive court docket searching for Rs 50 lakh in compensation.”
The survivor, who now lives alone, says she nonetheless struggles to rebuild her life.
“My face and life had been ruined in a single second. My dad and mom are gone, and my brothers have deserted me. I simply need to reside with dignity,” she stated.
District probation officer Gaurav Mishra confirmed that monetary help was offered below the Rani Laxmibai Mahila and Bal Kalyan Yojana, which was launched in 2014.
“The survivor obtained Rs 4 lakh this monetary yr and Rs 1 lakh final yr,” Mishra stated.
Makes an attempt to contact the district Justice of the Peace for feedback had been unsuccessful.
