Two years after they threw acid on a group of schoolgirls who had objected to their stalking, Sajan Masih and Lovepreet Singh of Dharmabad village in Gurdaspur were sentenced to 15 and 18 years in jail, respectively, by the court of additional district and sessions judge Gurjant Singh on Wednesday. While one girl suffered up to 28% burns on her face, the others escaped with minor injuries. They were present in the court when the judge pronounced the sentence; but remained quiet. The men were arrested under sections 326A (throwing acid), 354D (stalking) and 34 (acts by several persons with common intention) of the Indian Penal Code. On Wednesday,the court sent the two convicts to the Gurdaspur central jail.

Source: Hindustan Times February 28, 2018 16:18 UTC