An Indian court awarded a life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata, rejecting demands for the death penalty and saying it was not a rare crime.

An Indian court has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year.

An Indian court has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty of the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year. The crime sparked nationwide protests over inadequate safety for women and led to a swift trial in the country’s slow-moving justice system.

Police arrested a 30-year-old man in India’s financial capital Mumbai whom they said was considered the prime suspect in the stabbing of Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan

Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, on January 16, survived a major attack at his Bandra residence by an intruder who entered his house with the intention of theft. According to reports, the Mumbai police are likely to recreate the crime scene with the accused at Saif Ali Khan's home.

Mumbai Police plan to recreate the crime scene at Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan's residence with the accused, Shariful Islam Shehzad, who allegedly stabbed the actor.