'States must help acid attack victims'

 Following Supreme Court’s strict guidelines, the high-level meeting on Saturday chaired by Home and Health Secretaries decided for timely compensation and medical aids to victims of acid attacks. The meeting headed by Home Secretary lC Goyal and Health Secretary BP Sharma directed the States to handle the acid attack cases with full sensitivity and streamline the current legal and medical process. 

“The Home Secretary emphasised upon the need  for speedy disbursal of compensation amount as well as timely treatment of acid attack victims in accordance with the provisions of Section 357C of CrPC,” a Home Ministry statement said.  The Supreme Court had said that an acid attack victim should be given `3 lakh as compensation by the State Government concerned.