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Five years and 17 surgeries after she was attacked with acid by a family member, Lalita Ben Bansi found love after dialing a wrong number. 。
Bansi told the BBC that finding love "felt like a miracle." 。
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Lalita Ben Bansi and Ravi Shankar exchange flower garlands as part of a traditional Hindu ceremony.Credit: praful gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images 。In 2012, Bansi quarreled with a cousin who ended up attacking her with acid. 。
She met her husband, Ravi Shankar, purely by chance, after accidentally dialing his number several months ago. 。
Thanks for signing up! 。Shankar feeds his new bride sweets to celebrate their union.Credit: praful gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images 。
"We spoke and I fell in love with her voice," Shankar told the BBC. "Our conversations continued on a daily basis and in the process, I proposed to her." 。
Among their wedding guests was Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi, a social activist who agreed to pay for Bansi's future surgeries. 。
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"Many couples fall in love with their partners' face and eventually get divorced," Shankar added in the same interview. "With her, I am not concerned about her face. She is a sweet person. I wish God blessed us for a lifetime." 。Credit: praful gangurde/Hindustan Times via Getty Images 。
The couple will settle down either in Mumbai or in Ranchi, where Shankar owns a petrol pump (he also works as a CCTV operator). 。
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