Kendrapara (Odisha): A court in Odisha’s Kendrapara district Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for attacking two neighbours, including a woman, with acid following a domestic dispute earlier this year.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Bidyadhar Prusty convicted Bijoy Kumar Sahoo and imposed a fine of Rs 1.5 lakh on him, prosecution counsel Sashimita Mohapatra said.
The court also directed that Sahoo would undergo an additional two years of rigorous imprisonment if he failed to pay the fine, she said.
The verdict was delivered based on the testimonies of 14 witnesses and medico-legal evidence, Mohapatra added.
According to the prosecution, Sahoo attacked Rabindra Sahoo and his mother with acid January 12, following a domestic dispute.