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India says to cover medical expenses of acid-attacked Russian woman

Xinhua, November 17, 2015 Adjust font size:

India has said it will bear all the expenses for the treatment of a 23-year-old Russian woman who was attacked with acid by a youth in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's parliamentary constituency of Varanasi in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh last week.

"The acid victim has been flown to Moscow. Our Ambassador has met the mother of the victim. We've assured her that India will bear all expenses on her treatment in Russia," Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted Monday.

The Russian woman, who had been staying in Varanasi for the past four months, sustained nearly 50 percent burns after a local youth threw acid on her last Friday. She was subsequently flown in to the Indian capital for treatment in a government hospital.

A high-level probe has been ordered into the incident and the Uttar Pradesh government has also announced a compensation of five lakh rupees (10,000 U.S. dollars) towards the medical expenses of the victim in Russia. Endit