India doctor rape-murder case: Court in Kolkata sentences convict to life in prison
A court in India's Kolkata has sentenced the man convicted of raping and murdering a junior doctor to life imprisonment. The Indian court's judgement came as a disappointment to the victim's parents. They had hoped for the death penalty. But the court ruled that the case did not meet the “rarest of the rare” criteria required for capital punishment. Neha Poonia reports from New Delhi.
A court in India's Kolkata has sentenced the man convicted of raping and murdering a junior doctor to life imprisonment. The Indian court's judgement came as a disappointment to the victim's parents. They had hoped for the death penalty. But the court ruled that the case did not meet the “rarest of the rare” criteria required for capital punishment. Neha Poonia reports from New Delhi.