Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
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  • Year: 2007
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 2

An Unusual Case of Vitriolage

  • Author:
  • Aman Deep Kaur1, Harjesus S Sandhu2, K.K. Aggarwal3, S.S. Oberoi4
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Published Online: Jun 1, 2007
  • Page Number: 35 to 38

1Resident Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala, Punjab

2Resident Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala, Punjab

3Additional Professor & Head Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala, Punjab

4Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Patiala, Punjab

Abstract

Vitriolage has now becoming a common means of taking out jealousy or malice or revenge. Vitriolage means throwing of any corrosive, not necessarily sulphuric acid, with the object of injuring or disfiguring a person out of jealousy or revenge. In this paper an unusual case of throwing of acid on the female genitalia has been reported

Keywords

Vitriolage, Acid