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PRJ-LIVE-MH-1994-PREETHIAcid AttackCLOSED CONVICTED✓ Conviction

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra

Incident: 1994-04-27

IPC Sections: 302, 326, 307

Victims: 1

Data confidence:98%

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Timeline · 4 events

  1. FIR FILEDMilestone95%

    Preethi Rathi (22), nurse, attacked with acid on Bandra railway platform by Anil Gour after she rejected his advances. Transported to KEM Hospital; died 14 days later of burn injuries.

    IK
  2. VERDICT PRONOUNCEDMilestone90%

    Sessions Court convicts Anil Gour of murder (IPC 302) and grievous hurt by corrosive substance. Sentenced to death.

    Court: Sessions Court, Mumbai

    LL
  3. APPEAL FILEDMilestone88%

    Bombay HC and SC both uphold death sentence for Anil Gour over long appellate journey.

    Court: Bombay High Court

    IK
  4. SENTENCE EXECUTEDMilestone90%

    Anil Gour hanged: India's first execution for an acid attack case. Case cited as precedent in subsequent acid attack sentencing arguments.

    TOI

Key Milestones

  • ◆1994-04-27FIR FILED
  • ◆2001-01-01VERDICT PRONOUNCED
  • ◆2008-01-01APPEAL FILED
  • ◆2014-03-01SENTENCE EXECUTED
Privacy notice: Victim identities are protected via cryptographic pseudonymisation. Accused names may be partially redacted pending conviction. All data sourced from public records.