Kerala court sentences man to life imprisonment for doc's murder in hospital

KOLLAM(KERALA): (Mar 22) A teacher convicted in the sensational murder of Dr Vandana Das inside a hospital here was sentenced to life term on Saturday, and the prosecution said it will move an appeal seeking death penalty for the accused. The victim's family also batted for "maximum punishment".

Dr Das was brutally killed inside a taluk hospital in May 2023 by G Sandeep.

Kollam Additional District and Sessions judge P N Vinod sentenced Sandeep to a total of 30 years for various offences under the then Indian Penal Code (IPC) and said that after he serves that period, his life imprisonment for Das' murder will commence.