Kollam, March 21 -- Kollam Additional District and Sessions Court on Saturday sentenced the accused G Sandeep to life imprisonment in the 2023 Dr Vandana Das murder case.

House surgeon Dr Vandana, at the age of 23, was fatally stabbed to death in the government hospital in May 2023 while on duty. The case had shaken the state and prompted the Left government in Kerala to bring in a policy for workplace safety in healthcare facilities.

Advocate Prathap G Padickal told reporters that the court did not find the case to pass the 'rarest of the rare' test for capital punishment.

The advocate said, "The trial court held that this case does not fall under the rarest of the rare category. So, we are recommending an appeal before the High Court...