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The assault occurred in a deserted area of Aranmula, while the victim was being tasks from the General Hospital of Adoor to the Covid Center in Pandalam.
The amount of punishment was pronounced by the main session court. He had condemned Noufal, 29, who comes from Kayamkulam. (Image of representation)
A court here sentenced a man to life imprisonment on Friday for violating a 19-year-old COVID-19 patient, while being transported to a first-line treatment center near here in 2020.
The amount of punishment was pronounced by the main session court. He had condemned Noufal, 29, who comes from Kayamkulam, Thursday.
The court also imposed a fine of RS 2.12,000 to the convict.
The impressive incident supposedly Tok Place at midnight on September 5, 2020, when the people of the country lived for fear of COVID-19.
Learning the verdict, the investigative officers said that raising evidence in the case was a very complicated task due to the alarming propagation of the virus in the state at that time.
However, the police managed to gather all the necessary evidence and assured an adequate sentence for the defendant, they added.
The assault occurred in a deserted area of Aranmula, while the victim was being tasks from the General Hospital of Adoor to the Covid Center in Pandalam.
The incident came to light when the survivor told the heartbreaking experience of medical staff when he reached the treatment center.
Acting quickly in his statement, the police arrested Noufal and walked him for Justo.
The incident caused a generalized public protest throughout the State, with many criticisms of health authorities for sending a patient alone in the ambulance.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a FEED – PTI syndicated news agency)
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