A police volunteer has been sentenced to life in jail for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor in India's east. The victim's family has pledged to take their fight for justice to higher courts, after the judge rejected demands for the death penalty.
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00:00A 33-year-old police volunteer will spend life behind bars in India for the rape and
00:05murder of a junior doctor in the country's east.
00:09The doctor's body was found in a classroom at a state-run hospital in Kolkata on August
00:149th.
00:15An autopsy found she had been strangled and sexually assaulted.
00:19The crime sparked national outrage over the chronic issue of violence against women and
00:23prompted widespread protests and hospital strikes.
00:26The judge rejected demands for the death penalty, including from police and the victim's
00:31family, saying it was not the rarest of rare cases.
00:49Police have also charged the officer heading the local police station and the head of the
00:53medical college with destruction of the crime scene and tampering with evidence.