Sangita and Sima could be scarred for life after a stranger attacked them using a bottle of acid on Sunday, 22nd Feburary 2015. The schoolgirls were waiting for their teacher at a tuition centre in Kathmandu when they were attacked. One moment they were studying with their friends and the next, their whole life ruined.Sima Basnet suffers from burns to her face and is being treated at Bir Hospital, Kathmandu. Meanwhile, Sangita Pulami Magar who was affected the most, suffers from horrific burns to her face, neck, chest and hands is still being treated by a team of plastic surgeons and ophthalmologists at Kathmandu Medical College hospital.

After speaking to the father of Sangita ( Prem Pulami Magar) on the phone, I found out that the treatment for Sangita is ongoing. Her health is slowly improving and there has been progress in her eyesight. However, sad news is that the perpetrator still hasn’t been caught and no one has been arrested on suspicion. Reasons for the henious attack is still unclear, but whatever it was, no one deserves having acid thrown on their faces or body parts. We cannot take away what has happened , but for now our concern should be to support the two victims with their recovery.