A court in Maharashtra s Wardha has sentenced, to life imprisonment, the convict in the sensational incident in which a young woman lecturer was doused with petrol and set afire by him on a road outside her college in Hinganghat town two years ago, a top law officer said on Thursday.
With extensive 35-40 per cent Grade III dermal burns on face, head, respiratory system, Ankita fought for 168-hours but breathed her last after her heart, lungs and kidneys collapsed.