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Laxmi Agarwal (born 1 June 1990) is an Indian acid attack survivor, a campaigner for rights of acid attack victims, and a TV host. She is a former director of Chhanv Foundation, an NGO dedicated to helping acid attack survivors in India. She was attacked at the age of 15.
Acid attack victim in Cambodia. An acid attack, also called acid throwing, vitriol attack, or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault involving the act of throwing acid or a similarly corrosive substance onto the body of another "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill".
Dec 15, 2022 · New Delhi, UPDATED: Dec 15, 2022 18:52 IST. On the morning of December 14, a young woman was on her way to school when two motorcycle-borne men threw acid at her at Dwarka road, Delhi. Video of this shocking incident, captured on a CCTV camera, made its way to social media and elicited mass outrage.
Mar 10, 2016 · Indian acid attack victims share their stories. Five women describe how their lives were changed in an instant when they were attacked with acid.
Jun 17, 2019 · Laxmi was attacked in Delhi’s Khan Market in 2005 by her acquaintances, Guddu and Rakhi. Laxmi was 15 at that time and the act was seen as a revenge for Laxmi’s refusal to marry Guddu, her...
Jan 10, 2020 · As Laxmi Agarwal’s empowering story hits the big screen today through Deepika Padukone’s Chhapaak, we look back at her 2018 interview with Vogue India, where she shared the event that changed her life, and how she rose to become a fearless champion for acid attack victims
Jan 29, 2017 · Priya's Mirror tells the story of four real-life acid attack victims — one of them Singh — in a fictional context. After being attacked, they're imprisoned in a castle by a villain.
