Nepal acid attack survivor feels society’s perception worsens her wounds

Binbabasini Kansakar, a resident of Hetaunda in the Makawanpur district, was leading a normal life like any other school girl until her 12th grade. But, her life changed after she survived an acid attack by one, later identified as Dilip Raj Keshari from Indian, in 2013.

“He used to say he liked me, a 19-year-old girl and had even proposed the marriage,” Kansakar remembers, “I refused his proposal, yet he used to follow me everywhere I went.” He would make frequent calls and messages, wait for her on the way to her school, tuition, and way back home.