Balasore, February 13 A man was sentenced to death by a court in the Balasore district of Odisha for killing his wife in an acid attack.
Judge Abdul Samim Akhtar awarded the death sentence to Chandan Kumar Rana, in addition to imposing a fine of Rs 50,000 on him.
Rana, a resident of Santragadia in the Nilgiri police station area, had thrown acid on his wife, Banita Singh, her elder sister and the sister's two children.
Banita succumbed to her injuries while undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College and Hospital.
Within one and a half months of their marriage, Banita discovered that Rana was already married and had two children. Subsequently, she left the home of her in-laws and began living with her parents, Special Public Prosecutor Sanjay Kumar Mohanty said.
Enraged by this, Rana attacked her and her family members with acid on February 20, 2023.
The court had found Rana guilty on February 4.
The verdict was delivered after the court examined 34 witnesses, 110 exhibits, and 33 pieces of evidence.
Six other accused in the case were acquitted, Mohanty said.
