July 31, 2014
WB Women and Child Welfare Minister visits ailing acid attack victim
West Bengal Minister for Child and Women Welfare DrShashi Panja visited the acid victim in Bardhaman, who is undergoing treatmentat a government hospital in the city and assured her of all help from thegovernment.
Dr Panja who arrived at the hospital around 12:45 p.m.spent close to half-an-hour with the victim and her family. The victim hadsuffered grievous injuries in an acid attack at her home in the Parapukur areaof Bardhaman town last Thursday. She was shifted to a government hospital inthe city with an eye injury requiring immediate surgery. The Minister said thatthe woman has been recuperating.
Dr Panja said that a four-member medical board hasbeen set-up to study her case and that the government would extend all possibleaid to her.
