SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dKbiT4 An acid attack survivor in India doused with acid by a scorned lover found love with a man who dialled a wrong number but she is now determined to teach their son to respect women. Mohini Gaurav, 34, from Delhi, northern India, was only 22 when she was attacked with a jug of acid in November 2005 by a man who stalked her for over a year. She was in an auto rickshaw with her father on her way to the railway station heading to Jaipur, in a neighbouring state, to start a new job. Suddenly she was attacked with acid by stalker, Rakesh, who was 25 at the time, for rejecting his advances. She said: ‘He had harassed me for a long time and even proposed to me but I refused because I did not like him in that way. I was focused on my career and wanted to become a news anchor at that time. I made a complaint with the police and they forced him to give me a written apology in front of them.’ Mohini remembers that day like it was yesterday. ‘I was screaming in pain like nothing I’d felt before,’ she said. ‘I did not understand what had happened. All I was thinking was how badly I was burning. I was lying on the road and my clothes were just melting into my skin. I was screaming for help, while some women passing threw water on me and covered me with their scarves.’ Mohini suffered 38% burns to her face and chest while her father, Sheoraj Kumar, 70, also suffered minor injuries. They were taken to the city’s Lok Nayak Government Hospital by onlookers but doctors were shocking by the injuries as acid attacks were not common at the time. She added: ‘Doctors were shocked to see us. Acid attacks were not very common back then and doctors were nervous to treat us. They had never treated an acid attack victim so did not know what to do. They made me sit under water for nearly two hours before starting any treatment.’ She recalls the misery that followed the attack, and how she locked herself inside the house for three years to avoid any human interaction. She said: ‘I looked horrible. It was even painful to look in the mirror as I hated seeing myself. My family suffered too. They had to listen to the taunts off people and members of our family even. It was heartbreaking but my family never stopped supporting me. In 2008, one family member called Mohini a ‘living corpse’ and it devastated her mother. ‘My mother cried a lot, she was devastated to hear that. I told her it was the last day she had to listen to it. I decided to try to get my life back. I started going to the market but with a covered face. I started to apply for jobs and socialising again. I decided to live again.’ _________ Music: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music Get the latest headlines: http://www.stories.coverasiapress.com Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoverAsiaPress Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/coverasiapress Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coverasiapress Please contact [email protected] to licence this copyright footage.