Mumbai : Acid attack victim Aarti Thakur, who has sought compensation from the Maharashtra government, will undergo a plastic surgery in a city hospital on May 19, her lawyer informed the Bombay High Court on Thursday.
The high court had earlier ordered the government to bear the expenses of the surgery after 25-year-old Thakur filed a petition seeking compensation, as prescribed in the State government’s ‘Manodhairya Scheme’.
Thakur was attacked with acid at suburban Goregaon railway station in January 2012. Under the scheme, the government had decided to pay maximum Rs three lakh to victims of acid attack, Rs two lakh to rape victims and the same amount (Rs two lakh) to victims of sexual abuse.
The State government had earlier informed the court that it cannot pay more than Rs three lakh to the victim. Aarti had sought Rs four lakh to cover her medical expenses. A division bench headed by Justice V M Kanade adjourned the matter to June 16 for further hearing.
