MEERUT : A local court in Meerut on Tuesday convicted Amit Singh , 30, for pouring kerosene on a 25-year-old woman and setting her on fire after she resisted his molestation attempt in Aug 2015. The woman sustained 65% burns and died after 10 days of treatment. "Singh has been sentenced to life in prison and fined Rs 14,000," said additional district govt counsel (ADGC) Mukesh Kumar Mittal.
The ADGC said the incident took place on Aug 2, 2015, when the victim 's husband, a daily wage worker, was away in a sugarcane field. "The convict, in an inebriated state, barged into their home to molest the woman. When she resisted, he poured kerosene on her and set her on fire in a fit of rage," Mittal said.
The victim was initially taken to two govt hospitals before being transferred to LLRM Medical College in Meerut, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The woman's dying declaration, said Mittal, played a crucial role in securing the conviction, despite no eyewitnesses and her husband turning hostile during trial. "Her statement was recorded by police during her treatment and later submitted as her dying declaration in court," he said.
The ADGC said the incident took place on Aug 2, 2015, when the victim 's husband, a daily wage worker, was away in a sugarcane field. "The convict, in an inebriated state, barged into their home to molest the woman. When she resisted, he poured kerosene on her and set her on fire in a fit of rage," Mittal said.
The victim was initially taken to two govt hospitals before being transferred to LLRM Medical College in Meerut, where she succumbed to her injuries.
The woman's dying declaration, said Mittal, played a crucial role in securing the conviction, despite no eyewitnesses and her husband turning hostile during trial. "Her statement was recorded by police during her treatment and later submitted as her dying declaration in court," he said.
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