Top court suggests attaching properties of acid attackers

THE TOP COURT DIRECTED ALL STATES AND UTs TO CONDUCT AN AUDIT OF SUCH VICTIMS WITHIN FOUR WEEKS

- Abraham Thomas

The Supreme Court on Tuesday suggested that assets of acid attack perpetrators be attached as a means for providing compensation to victims of such crimes, observing that “extraordinary punitive” measures alone can ensure such actions are a “painful” experience for the accused as well.

Hearing a public interest litigation filed by a victim Shaheen Malik, who narrated the plight of victims, the court directed all states and union territories to conduct an audit of such victims within four weeks. It asked that the audit track status of trials, employment and marital status of victims, details of their treatment and rehabilitation schemes.