Acid attacks involve throwing acid onto a person's body with the intention to injure or disfigure them. This causes severe burns and damage to skin and tissue, often exposing or dissolving bones. Victims are often left permanently scarred or blind. In India, acid attacks frequently target women who reject marriage or relationship proposals, as attackers aim to destroy their beauty. Acid is easily accessible and cheap in India, with few legal restrictions on purchase. While not intending to kill, acid attacks cause significant physical and emotional trauma. The document argues acid attacks should be treated as grave criminal acts and punished severely, such as 10 years to life imprisonment and a fine given to the victim.