Vandana Das murder accused challenges conviction before HC
The accused in the murder of Vandana Das has appealed his conviction and life sentence in the Kerala High Court. Sandeep G. was convicted for fatally stabbing the 22-year-old house surgeon while she was on duty in 2023. He argues that the trial court's evidence was inadmissible and that his mental state was not properly considered.
- ▪The accused, Sandeep G., was convicted for the murder of Vandana Das in 2023.
- ▪He was sentenced to life imprisonment for fatally stabbing her at the Kottarakkara taluk hospital.
- ▪Sandeep claims the trial court relied on inadmissible evidence and did not consider his mental state.
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The accused in the murder of Vandana Das, a house surgeon at the Kottarakkara taluk hospital, has approached the Kerala High Court, challenging his conviction and life sentence.The trial court in Kollam had convicted the accused, Sandeep G., who was awarded a life term for fatally stabbing the 22-year-old at the hospital, where she was on duty, in 2023. He was reportedly under the influence of alcohol and turned violent in the casualty ward.In his appeal before the High Court, he claimed that the trial court had convicted him based on evidence that could not be admitted legally, and that his mental state was not adequately considered while arriving at the decision.
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