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In a "historic" ruling, a man in India received the death sentence after being found guilty of murdering his wife over the color of her skin

Kishandas was accused of locking his wife Lakshmi in a room and setting her on fire on June 24, 2017

Lakshmi died of her injuries in the hospital after giving evidence to the police

A man was sentenced to death in Udaipur, India after brutally murdering his wife by locking her in a room and burning her alive due to the color of her skin.

Kishandas carried out the crime on June 24, 2017, targeting his wife Lakshmi because he believed her skin was too dark, according to reporting by the BBC , Hindustan Times and the Independent .

On the night of the deadly attack, Lakshmi was given a liquid described as medicine by her husba

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