The accused has contacts with politicians and thats how he is free. I have mortgaged my things, sold off gold to meet expenses of my treatment and also to hire an advocate after my landlords son filed a case in which he alleged that I was the one who attacked him with acid, says Chandrahass. Chandrahass recalls the day when he met with the attack. My whole body was burning. I crawled on the streets to save myself from a second bucket of acid. My hair started coming off. I could not see anything neither could I call anyone for help. Water doused on me had a reverse reaction on the burns, recalls Chandrahass. Ritu was excited to work in the documentary. She has given interview narrating her dreadful story to Sharan and has been a part of the photoshoot as well. Its been a good experience so far. I want to inspire the victims that if we can do it, they can also do it. I request all of them to come out of their houses and fight for their rights, says a now confident and happy Ritu. Chandrahass on the other hand is portrayed as broken man. The Judge asks me questions about filing sales tax, income tax. He asks me to remove my cap, open my shirt and asks me irrelevant questions. I am fed up with the law and order. I am not being able to apply for any documents like passport because of the criminal case against me neither does anyone employ me, says Chandrahass. Chaanv is now seeking to be registered as an NGO. While members have galvanised together to open a boutique for Rupa and say are in the process of opening a cafe for another acid attack victim in Agra. The group has been doing Nukkad Nataks (street plays) to spread awareness about acid attacks. Social Media is the platform that we have been using. So far Facebook has been very helpful in spreading our message. We are also trying to generate funds through the social media and have been successful, says Ashish Shukla, member at Chaanv.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 18:55:40 +0000
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