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Mumbai acid attack victim claims authorities want Rs 50,000 bribe
Updated On: 09 October, 2016 07:39 AM IST | | Rupsa Chakraborty
21-year-old victim Shabho Sheikh, who has been running from pillar to post to get the compensation that she is eligible for, claimed that the committee that decides on the eligibility has demanded a bribe


Shabho Sheikh (fifth from left) alleged that the Legal Services Authority demanded a bribe of Rs 50,000 to clear her documents. Pic/Sneha Kharabe
There appears to be no respite for a 21-year-old woman, who fell victim to an acid attack when she was just one month old. Victim Shabho Sheikh, who has been running from pillar to post to get the compensation that she is eligible for, claimed that the committee that decides on the eligibility has demanded a bribe. The victim’s friend, Daulat Khan, another acid attack victim, has filed a complaint against the officials at Bandra police station.


