SC for stringent laws against acid attacks

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it was dissatisfied with the steps state governments had taken to prevent acid attacks on people and asked the Centre to consider banning the sale of acids. The court ordered the Centre to hold a meeting with representatives of state governments and form a policy on the rehabilitation, treatment and compensation of acid attack victims. It told the Centre it wanted "concrete steps" to deal with acid attacks.

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