A man in the Indian city of Mumbai has been sentenced to death for a fatal acid attack on a woman at a busy railway station three years ago, in what is being seen as a legal landmark.
Preeti Rathi, who was 23 when she was murdered, had just arrived from Delhi to join the Indian navy as a nurse.
Her neighbour Ankur Panwar attacked her after she rejected a marriage proposal.
It is the first such sentence for an acid attack in India. Many such attacks go unpunished, campaigners say.
Panwar, 25, was convicted of murder and other offences at a special court in the city on Tuesday. He is likely to appeal against the verdict in a higher court. Full story...
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Preeti Rathi, who was 23 when she was murdered, had just arrived from Delhi to join the Indian navy as a nurse.
Her neighbour Ankur Panwar attacked her after she rejected a marriage proposal.
It is the first such sentence for an acid attack in India. Many such attacks go unpunished, campaigners say.
Panwar, 25, was convicted of murder and other offences at a special court in the city on Tuesday. He is likely to appeal against the verdict in a higher court. Full story...
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