It is regrettable, even criminal, that a few unscrupulous persons are exploiting the government scheme meant to compensate genuine victims of sexual assault, as officials allege. The state’s Manod-hairya Yojana, launched with the aim to rehabilitate victims and survivors of rape and acid attack, has so far compensated 265 people to the tune of R4.92 crore in Mumbai and Thane alone. But the Department of Women and Child Development (DWCD) officials rue that some women misuse the benefits.