Itanagar, May 2 -- A 28-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs.1 lakh on April 21 by Arunachal Pradesh's district and sessions court in Yupia, five years after he attempted to murder a woman using a machete in Naharlagun.

Papum Pare District and Sessions Court judge Dr Hirendra Kashyap convicted the accused, identified as Riya Tabing, for the 2021 attempt to murder case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 307 (attempt to murder) and 326 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapon).

"The assault was premeditated, unprovoked and carried out with a clear intent to kill," the court noted.

The order copy was made available to the press on Saturday.

The prosecution, led by additional public prosecutor N B...