The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has called a meeting of all 11 district administration officials to devise stringent regulations to curb the sale of acid, the Commission said on Sunday. In 2014, as many as 20 cases of acid attacks were recorded in Delhi by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). “Unregulated acid sale is a major cause for continued acid attack against women inWatch What Else Is Making NewsIndia. “Based on the data submitted to us by the DMs, we have found that steps need to be taken to regulate acid sale in Delhi. In this regard, the Commission has made recommendations to the Delhi Government regarding a control on the sale of acids in Delhi,” the DCW statement further read.

Source: Indian Express October 23, 2016 19:51 UTC