Overview
- The court found Rana guilty under Section 302 of the IPC for the February 20, 2023 assault on his second wife, Banita Singh.
- Singh died after six days of treatment in a Cuttack hospital, and several relatives suffered serious burn injuries.
- Investigators reported seven arrests in the case as five special teams pursued the prime accused across state lines.
- With assistance from police in Kolkata, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, Rana was apprehended outside Odisha.
- The prosecution cited 110 documentary exhibits and testimony from 34 witnesses, and the family called the sentence long‑awaited justice seen as a warning against acid violence.