The face of struggle of acid attack survivors Sonali Mukherjee has tied the knot with an electrical engineer in Jharkhand’s Bokaro. Both she and the bridegroom happen to be from the same city.
Sonali was attacked by three of her neighbours for resisting sexual approaches in the year 2003 when she was only 17 years old. They pured acid on her face, leaving her partially deaf and blind and melted her eyelids, mouth and ears.
Her father sold land and jewellery to provide for her reconstructive treatment and she managed to win Rs 25 lakhs on the TV show KBC along with a celebrity partner, the former Miss Universe Lara Dutta.
Impressed by her courage and bravery, an electrical engineer, Chittaranjan Tewari also from Bokaro contacted her through social media and love blossomed between the two. The duo tied the knot on April 14, on the occasion of Bengali New year in Dhanbad this year.
“The proposal for marriage came from Chittaranjan. It took me some time to decide. My husband was very impressed with my courage and he contacted me through the social media after which I consulted my family. It was very difficult for me to accept his proposal and I could not generate the trust,” says Sonali.
There was a phase in her life when Sonali was fed up and had attracted attention with her plea for euthanasia. However, now after marriage, life seems to be back on the track for the acid attack survivor.
The story was first published on Indian Express.
