Agra, May 16 -- A doctor who runs a private nursing home in Mathura was sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a woman employee. The victim died by suicide the day after the rape. The doctor was also found guilty of abetment to suicide and sentenced to another 10 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a penalty of Rs.30,000.

Additional district and sessions judge, Fast Track Court No. 1 (Crime Against Women) at Mathura, Sushil Kumar, passed the verdict on Thursday while hearing Session Trial No. 1238 of 2021 in Crime Case No. 414 of 2021, under Sections 376 and 306 of the IPC, registered at Vrindavan police station on May 6, 2021.

Mathura police filed a chargesheet in the case on September 3, 2021, against the accused, Dr Dharmend...