Srinagar, July 22 -- Additional Sessions Judge convicted Mohammad Yasen Kully and Mohammad Iqbal Kully, both residents of Kully Nad Lamad in Devsar, in connection with FIR No. 214/2010 under sections 452, 307, 326, and 34 of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), registered at Police Station Qazigund.

According to Chief Prosecuting Officer (CPO) Zia-u-Rehman, the victim Nazir Ahmed Bihad, a Rehbar-e-Taleem teacher from Kolinad Lamad, was attacked with acid while offering Maghrib (evening) prayers at home.

"His wife thought the accused had come to visit. He asked them to wait and she went inside to fetch food for them. In that brief moment, they threw acid on his body," the official said.

The attack resulted in complete loss of eyesight for Nazir...