A special women’s court on Thursday awarded capital punishment to 26-year-old Ankur Lal Panwar in the 2013 acid attack case on Preeti Rathi, who died of multiple organ failure after suffering deep internal injuries.
Special Judge A S Shende pronounced the death penalty for the convict, a day after prosecution sought the exemplary punishment for him saying acid attack is a crime against women and Panwar did not commit the crime on the spur of the moment but it was a pre-planned attack.
