<div><font color="Navy">Paying off victims
Joginder Singh - The Daily Pioneer - February 20, 2012
After Chandigarh, Delhi has adopted a compensation scheme for rape and acid attack victims. That will allow criminals to evade punishment for their crime.
Following a Delhi High Court order passed a few months ago which led to follow-up directions from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi Government has now decided to pay compensation to rape and acid attack victims in the national capital to help them financially.
As per the notification, a rape victim will be given a maximum of three lakh as compensation and a minimum of two lakh within two months. In case there is loss of life, a maximum compensation of five lakh and a minimum compensation of three lakh will be given. Acid attacks victims will also be given three lakh if their faces are disfigured.
Other victims of acid attacks will be given Rs 50,000. In case of loss of any limb resulting in 80 per cent permanent disability or above, victims will be given a maximum of three lakh rupees and a minimum of two lakh rupees as compensation. The notification also said that a
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Joginder Singh - The Daily Pioneer - February 20, 2012
After Chandigarh, Delhi has adopted a compensation scheme for rape and acid attack victims. That will allow criminals to evade punishment for their crime.
Following a Delhi High Court order passed a few months ago which led to follow-up directions from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, the Delhi Government has now decided to pay compensation to rape and acid attack victims in the national capital to help them financially.
As per the notification, a rape victim will be given a maximum of three lakh as compensation and a minimum of two lakh within two months. In case there is loss of life, a maximum compensation of five lakh and a minimum compensation of three lakh will be given. Acid attacks victims will also be given three lakh if their faces are disfigured.
Other victims of acid attacks will be given Rs 50,000. In case of loss of any limb resulting in 80 per cent permanent disability or above, victims will be given a maximum of three lakh rupees and a minimum of two lakh rupees as compensation. The notification also said that a
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