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| Sheeba,35 married and mother of two pours acid on her online lover Arun in Kerala |
You must have heard the news of an acid attack on his alleged girlfriend by a male lover who has been rejected in one-sided love. But have you ever seen or heard a man facing the same fate?
Sheeba Santhosh, a 35-year-old
woman from Irumpupalam near Adimali in Idukki, and mother of two children, has
carried out a similar incident. Sheeba threw acid on 28-year-old
Arun Kumar, a resident of Poojappura in Thiruvananthapuram after
rejecting the proposal of her unrequited love and marriage
proposal.
Now, Arun is under treatment at the medical college hospital in the state capital and is in danger of losing his eyesight after Sheeba flung acid on him on Nov 16. That day, Arun along with his brother-in-law and friend, went to St Antony's Catholic church in Irumpupalam near Adimali in Idukki district Adimali where he met her at 10am to give the amount she sought.
CCTV footage recovered from the church premises, which emerged later on Nov 20, showed Sheeba, who was standing behind Kumar, come forward and fling acid on his face. In the process though she too suffered some minor burn injuries.
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| Sheeba also face minor burn injuries after this act |
After the incident Sheeba was absconding and was living with her husband’s family Poomamkandam and the police arrested her from there on Nov 20, a day after the case was registered.
"Doctors say that he may
lose his eyesight. They met through Facebook and entered into a relationship,
but later he came to know that she was married and is the mother of two
children. He wanted to end the relationship, but she tried to blackmail him and
demanded of Rs 2 lakh to settle down the issue" (PTI )
According to the Police: After
initial treatment at Adimali's private hospital, Arun has been shifted to
Thiruvananthapuram Medical College.
Acid attack is one of the most violent crimes against women. It has been estimated that around a thousand women suffer acid attacks per year in India. The victims of this heinous crime are not only women but also Indian men. Acid Survivors Foundation India (ASFI) is a NGO based out of Kolkata, West Bengal, which works towards the prevention of acid burn violence as well as provides support services to survivors. ASFI also provides support to many survivors. According to the joint director ASFI, Anita D’Souza, It is not necessary that only women become victims of misdeeds like acid attack, but men too being at the receiving end of acid attacks. “Around 85 per cent of the acid attack survivors we come across are women. The rest 15 per cent are men survivors”. She feels that “in cases of acid attacks on men, the reasons are basically revenge or jealousy, Where an attempt has been made to throw acid not only on his face but also on his private parts.”
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| Acid sale ban in India since 2013, but still our country is on the top in the world in acid attacks |
However, since 2013, the sale of acid has been banned in India. But, even today our country is on the top of the list of incidents like acid attack in the world. The latest crime data for 2018 from the National Crime Bureau (NCRB) shows acid attack cases are constantly getting transferred or sitting in police files year after year. This is shown by the data; in Indian courts 523 cases were slated for trial in 2018 which are up from 407 in 2016 and 442 in 2017.
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