Kerala Court Sentences Man to Life for Doctor's Hospital Murder; Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty

• G. Sandeep, convicted for the murder of Dr. Vandana Das inside a hospital, sentenced to life imprisonment.
• Kollam Additional District and Sessions Judge P. N. Vinod sentenced Sandeep to 30 years for various offenses, followed by life imprisonment for murder.
• The court imposed a fine of Rs 2.35 lakh on the convict.
• Prosecution sought the death penalty, but the court ruled it not a 'rarest-of-rare' case, citing the convict's stated repentance.
• Prosecution and victim's family plan to appeal for enhancement of the sentence to the death penalty.