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| Preeti Rathi case: Death for India acid attack convict | Preeti Rathi case: Death for India acid attack convict |
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| A court in the Indian city of Mumbai has given the death penalty to a man for throwing acid at a woman at a busy railway station three years ago in what is being hailed as a landmark ruling. | A court in the Indian city of Mumbai has given the death penalty to a man for throwing acid at a woman at a busy railway station three years ago in what is being hailed as a landmark ruling. |
| Preeti Rathi, who was 23 when she was attacked, had just arrived from Delhi to join the Indian navy as a nurse. | Preeti Rathi, who was 23 when she was attacked, had just arrived from Delhi to join the Indian navy as a nurse. |
| Her neighbour, Ankur Panwar, had said he attacked her because she had rejected his proposal to marry him. | Her neighbour, Ankur Panwar, had said he attacked her because she had rejected his proposal to marry him. |
| The verdict is significant as most attackers receive minor sentences. | |
| Panwar, 25, was convicted of murder and other offences on Tuesday. He is likely to appeal the verdict in a higher court. | Panwar, 25, was convicted of murder and other offences on Tuesday. He is likely to appeal the verdict in a higher court. |
| On Thursday, the court said that the crime fell within the "rarest of rare" category which justified the death penalty. | |
| Ms Rathi, who suffered severe injuries to her lungs and eyes in the attack on 2 May 2013, died a month later. | Ms Rathi, who suffered severe injuries to her lungs and eyes in the attack on 2 May 2013, died a month later. |
| A month after her death, India's Supreme Court ordered federal and state governments to regulate the sale of acid. | A month after her death, India's Supreme Court ordered federal and state governments to regulate the sale of acid. |
| The court ruled that acid could only be sold to people who showed a valid identity card. However, critics say that it is still widely and easily available. | The court ruled that acid could only be sold to people who showed a valid identity card. However, critics say that it is still widely and easily available. |
| According to government figures, there are hundreds of such attacks a year; but campaigners say the real figures are much higher. | According to government figures, there are hundreds of such attacks a year; but campaigners say the real figures are much higher. |