Man Gets Life Term 36 Years After Setting Wife On Fire, Everyone Except Lawyer Forgot The Case

Her husband and in-laws doused her with kerosene and set her on fire for not bringing along a hefty dowry. Not convinced she had died, they set her ablaze again, threw chilli powder on her and pushed her from the third floor of the house to the second, in full public glare.

Thirty-six years on, Beena Chandra’s killers have been awarded the life term.

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A special court in Ghaziabad handed the sentence to Beena’s husband and his three brothers on February 20. Her parents-in-law, also accused in the case, have passed away.

TOI