India will bear all expenses for medical treatment of a 23-year-old Russian woman who was attacked with acid in Varanasi, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday. She also said the victim was flown to Moscow for treatment and the Indian ambassador there had met her mother.
“The acid victim has been flown to Moscow. Our Ambassador has” Swaraj tweeted. She further said “we have assured her that India will bear all expenses on her treatment in Russia” adding UP Chief Minister has also announced `five lakh towards this.
The woman had suffered 46 per cent burn injuries after a local youth threw acid on her on November 13 in Nand Nagar area of Varanasi. She was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in the burns wing of Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital after she was flown on Saturday from UP in an air ambulance following a request from the Russian Embassy and the Centre.