Kanpur man gets 10-year RI in 2001 acid attack case
Kanpur: The Court of Additional Sessions Judge (Court No XVIII) Rakesh Kumar Tiwari on Wednesday convicted one Manoj for unintentional murder in a two-decade-old acid attack case and sentenced him to ten years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs10,000.
The court, however, acquitted co-accused Deepak due to lack of evidence.
According to Additional District Government Counsel Dharmendra Pal Singh, the incident took place on May 31, 2001, under Pheelkhana police station limits. Ganga Prasad, the complainant and a shopkeeper near Tapeshwari Devi temple, had alleged that a dispute had broken out between his wife Droupadi and the accused Manoj and Deepak. The quarrel reportedly arose after Droupadi objected to Manoj beating her daughter Aarti, who had accidentally splashed water on him while playing.
Angered by the confrontation, Manoj allegedly returned some time later with a bottle of acid and poured it on Droupadi, causing her serious burn injuries. She was admitted to hospital but succumbed to her injuries 20 days later. Based on Ganga Prasad's complaint, police had lodged a case of unintentional murder against Manoj and Deepak. During the trial, the prosecution examined seven witnesses to establish the sequence of events and Manoj's role in the crime.
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