An Additional District and Sessions Court in Kollam on Saturday sentenced G Sandeep to life imprisonment in the sensational murder case of Dr Vandana Das at the Government Taluk Hospital in Kottarakkara.
Rashmi's crossover to the BJP came after it was confirmed that Aisha Potty, who had left the CPM and joined the Congress recently , would be the UDF candidate in Kottarakkara in the upcoming Assembly polls.
The recent rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata have sent shockwaves across the nation.
The government also decided to give Rs 25 lakh to the family of fire rescue officer J S Ranjith who died while fighting a blaze at a warehouse of the Kerala State Medical Corporation Ltd (KSMCL) last week.
