THRISSUR: Vandana Das, who tragically lost her life in an attack by a person brought in by the police for medical examination will be posthumously awarded an MBBS degree. The Kerala Health Sciences University Governing Council has made this decision during a meeting chaired by the Vice Chancellor.

Vandana was attacked while serving as a house surgeon at Kottarakkara Taluk Hospital. The heinous murder which sent shockwaves through Kerala occurred at 4:30 am on May 10. Vandana Das sustained 11 stab wounds during the assault. The postmortem report confirmed that the cause of death was due to stab wounds to her back and head. Sandeep, a school teacher brought in by the police for treatment used a pair of scissors to carry out the brutal attack.