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Indian Man Sentenced to Death for Killing Woman With Acid

An Indian court on Thursday sentenced a man to death for killing his neighbor by throwing sulfuric acid at her for refusing to marry him three years ago. It is the first death sentence given for an acid attack under stringent laws introduced by the government to curb crimes against women following the fatal gang rape of a young woman on a moving bus in New Delhi in 2012. Prosecutors said a Mumbai court sentenced Ankur Panwar after finding him guilty of killing Preeti Rathi, 23. She...


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