Briefcase 1 Ankur Lal Panwar convicted for murder of Preeti Rathi. A special women's court today convicted Ankur Lal Panwar for murder in connection with the Preeti Rathi acid attack case. Special Judge AS Shende convicted Panwar under Sections 302(murder) and 326B(voluntarily throwing acid) of the IPC and is likely to hear arguments on the quantum of sentence tomorrow. Rathi, who hailed from Delhi, had died of multiple organ failure after hotel management graduate Panwar threw acid on her in May 2013. FAMILY WANTS CAPITAL PUNISHMENTMeanwhile, Rathi's father Amar Singh Rathi hoped Panwar was awarded capital punishment.

Source: India Today September 06, 2016 11:03 UTC