A wrong number brings happiness to acid attack survivor, finds love and marital bliss
- Lalita Ben Bansi was attacked with acid by her cousin in 2012
- Three months ago, Bansi, while trying a different number, dialled Ravishankar’s instead. They started talking and fell in love
- The wedding was attended by actor Vivek Oberoi who also gifted her a home
FollowA beautiful and unique wedding took place on Tuesday when 25-year-old acid attack survivor Lalita Ben Bansi married Ravishankar Singh, 27, at a ceremony in D’ Silva Technical College, Dadar. And it all started with a wrong number call three months ago.
Lalita Ben Bansi was attacked by her cousin in 2012. Bansi was at her hometown Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh for her cousin’s wedding. At the wedding, a fight broke out between her cousin and her younger brother. She slapped them both and asked them to stop fighting. Her cousin threw acid on her face as revenge for the slap.
Bansi has undergone 17 surgeries at Bombay and will be undergoing another 12 in the coming months. She is a member of Acid Survivors Saahas Foundation.
Three months ago, Bansi, while trying a different number, dialled Ravishankar’s instead. “Bansi had accidentally dialled my number about three months ago. I then called her back after 15 days. We spoke and I fell in love with her voice. Our conversations continued on a daily basis and in the process, I proposed to her,” Singh told The Hindu.
Ravishanker is a CCTV operator from Malad.
Bansi told Ravishanker that she is an acid attack survivor, but Ravishanker was in love with her.
The wedding was attended by actor Vivek Oberoi, Congress MLA Nitish Rane and former sheriff of Mumbai, Dr Jagannathrao Hegde. Vivek Oberoi also gifted Lalita Bansi a house.
Amazng luv stry of my lil sistr Lalita Bansi,an acid attack survivor,gt married 2day 2 n amazng man Ravi Shankar who luvs her fr who she is! pic.twitter.com/Pt4gLh0ASn
— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivek_oberoi) May 23, 2017
