Court awards life sentence to man in 2022 acid attack case
Srinagar: A court here has given life imprisonment to a man in a 2022 acid attack case and also imposed a fine of Rs 40 lakh that would be recovered from his property.
The victim girl was attacked on February 1, 2022 by two people, one of whom was a juvenile, who wanted to “teach her a lesson and take revenge” on her for spurning a marriage proposal.
“The court awards life imprisonment to the convict while terming the case a brutal and inhuman act. The accused, Sajid Rather, has been convicted under 326 A and section 34 of IPC.
“The court has also imposed a fine or Rs 40 lakh. The fine can be recovered from his property. The fine has been imposed under section 421 (1) (b),” victim’s counsel Mir Naveed Gul said.
Press Trust of India
