Balasore, Feb. 13 -- In a significant judgment, a special court in Odisha on Friday sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in a brutal acid attack that also left three other family members seriously injured.
The verdict was pronounced by special judge under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Dr Abdul Samim Akhtar, who also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.
The accused, Chandan Kumar Rana of Santragadia under Nilgiri police limits in Balasore district, had thrown acid on his wife Banita Singh and three others, her elder sister Barsha Singh and Barsha's two minor children.
The incident occurred on February 20, 2023, at Bhimpura under Sahadevkhunta police station limits following a heated altercation at his in-laws' ...