Palakad: Three accused were sentenced to double life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1,50,000 in the case of acid burns on face and body. Palakkad Third Additional Sessions Court (FTC I) Judge Sujayamma VB pronounced the sentence.

The convicts are Kannan (46) from Salem, Tamil Nadu, Salina alias Ramlat (48) from Coimbatore and Sakthan (54) from Alathur Tannakulam. The second accused in the case, Sekharan (84), had died.

According to the prosecution case, the first, third and fourth accused conspired with the intention of maligning the complainant out of enmity. The second accused offered them a reward of Rs.1,40,000.

On June 23, 2016 at 7.10 pm, the first accused reached the car of the second accused and while unloading the goods from the trunk of the car in front of the house of the complainant in Vepilassery, he poured acid on her face and body. The prosecution contended that the complainant had lost her vision in her left eye following the attack.

The then Alathur sub-inspectors Pratap A. and Anish S. and filed a charge sheet after investigating the case. GSI Ramaswamy assisted the investigating officer.

Former Additional Government Pleader for the prosecution Siddharthan S. Attended. The prosecution examined 18 witnesses and submitted 36 documents. GSI Suresh Babu, C.P.O. and Subash coordinated the prosecution proceedings.