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New Delhi: Around 50 litres of acid present in a can mendacity in a public rest room in Central Delhi’s Daryaganj space has been seized following a shock inspection led by Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal, officers stated on Friday. The inspection was performed on Thursday evening. Maliwal shared a video on Twitter during which she will be seen scolding the staffers and administration of the general public rest room after discovering the acid there.
“You will be shocked to see what was found during the toilet inspection in Daryaganj last night. Found 50 liters of acid lying in the open in a toilet in Central Delhi. “Think what number of lives might have been ruined. Police have been referred to as and the acid was seized. We are looking for solutions from MCD and motion will probably be taken towards the culprits,” Maliwal tweeted in Hindi.
कल रात दरियागंज में टॉयलेट निरीक्षण में जो पाया उसे देख आप भी स्तब्ध रह जाएँगे। सेंट्रल दिल्ली के टॉयलेट में खुले में 50 लीटर #Acid पड़ा मिला। सोचो कितनी ज़िंदगीयां बर्बाद हो सकती थी। पुलिस को बुलाके तेज़ाब ज़ब्त करवाया। MCD से इसका जवाब लेंगे और दोषियों पर कार्यवाही होगी। pic.twitter.com/tFH9g6tg5M
— Swati Maliwal (@SwatiJaiHind) April 7, 2023
In December 2022, two masked males on a motorcycle flung acid on a 17-year-old who was attacked minutes after she left her West Delhi residence for college, resulting in widespread condemnation and a name for an efficient method to monitor these shopping for it.
Supreme Court over ban on acid
In view of the rise within the variety of acid assaults, the Supreme Court in 2013 banned the over-the-counter sale of acid at stores and ordered a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to be paid by state governments to every acid assault sufferer.
Over-the-counter sale of acid now not takes place in Delhi. Chemicals like sulphuric acid and nitric acid can be found for industrial functions however licenses are required for his or her sale and buy.
Acid assault circumstances in Delhi
Delhi reported 11 acid assault circumstances in 2018 and 10 in 2019. The nationwide capital noticed solely two circumstances in 2020 when the nation was beneath a lockdown because of the coronavirus outbreak. In India, 228 circumstances have been reported in 2018, adopted by 249 the following yr and 182 in 2020, in keeping with knowledge.
