MUMBAI: A special women's court on Thursday sentenced a 25-year-old man to death for murdering a Delhi resident by hurling acid at Bandra Terminus in 2013. The sentencing comes a day after the accused Ankur Panwar was convicted by Judge AS Shende.Both the prosecution and defence presented the arguments on quantum of sentence. The motive the court accepted was the fact that Panwar was upset after Preeti had spurned his marriage proposal. From Narela, northwest of Delhi, it was Preeti's maiden visit to Mumbai, where she was to join the Indian Navy as a nurse. One of the key witnesses among the 37 examined by the prosecution, Amar Singh had said he wanted the harshest punishment for Panwar.

Source: Times of India September 08, 2016 09:45 UTC