While there has been a marginal drop in the crime against women in the State, West Bengal continues to record highest incidents of acid attacks in the country, as per the Crime in India 2023 published on September 29. 2025.

While the country recorded 207 cases of acid attacks in 2023, West Bengal alone accounted for 57 acid attacks under Section 326A of IPC. As per the data West Bengal alone accounted for 27.5% of all acid attacks in the country.

The number of victims/survivors in these 57 cases of acid attacks was 60 in West Bengal. Across the country there were 220 victims/survivors in 207 incidents of acid attacks. Uttar Pradesh with 31 cases of acid attacks and 31 victims/ survivors recorded the second highest instances of acid attacks in the country.

For the past several years Wes

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