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KOLKATA: At a Durga Puja celebrating its 74th year in Bhowanipore , the organisers have invited an acid attack survivor to be part of the celebration on Saptami. That the neighbourhood will share the festive occasion with an acid attack survivor is great. Though there has been no incident of acid attack in the neighbourhood, members of Maha Puja Samity said they had been prompted to invite the survivor following a sudden spurt in acid attacks in recent years. "Acid attack was an alien phenomenon in Bengal till recently. In the past couple of years, the number of acid attacks has increased manifold ..