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Preeti Rathi murder: Death for India acid attack convict
Source: BBC
Preeti Rathi murder: Death for India acid attack convict
8 September 2016 India
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.
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8 September 2016 India
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.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-37304187
