The order came in response to a petition filed by an acid attack survivor seeking a total ban on over-the-counter sale of acid in retail stores | Latest News Delhi
Despite the Supreme Court banning the over-the-counter sale of acid across the country in 2013, both the sale and use of acid is quite rampant in the national capital. One such incident came to light when a 50-litre can of acid was found inside a women’s public toilet outside the GB Pant Hospital in Delhi’s Daryaganj., Delhi News, Times Now
In a horrific incident reported from India s capital New Delhi, two bike-borne assailants threw acid on a 17-year-old girl while she was on her way to school.