MEERUT: Roshni (name changed) was 15 when her life was ruined by a man who threw acid on her for breaking off their engagement. She lost an eye and her face was disfigured. It was 1997. What followed were years of pain and trauma, along with a series of corrective surgeries amid huge financial distress. Now, after 28 years of wait, Roshni, 43, received Rs 5 lakh in “compensation” — Rs 1 lakh from PM’s National Relief Fund and Rs 4 lakh from UP govt, reports Sandeep Rai. “That the interim compensation was released after 28 years shows the fragile state of affairs. Her monthly expenses on medicines and psychological therapy is close to Rs 10,000...” said Shaheen Malik, herself an acid attack survivor who had been fighting Roshni’s case since last year. She plans to move HC to seek “adequ

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