Sikkim Cardiologist Murder Case: Man gets life imprisonment after 3 years

Gangtok: A District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to life term jail for killing a renowned cardiologist at the state-run STNM Hospital in 2021. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him.

A man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Gangtok for the murder of a doctor at the state-run STNM Hospital.

The incident took place on December 14, 2021, when Dorji Thinley Bhutia assaulted a female hospital employee over personal issues. When Dr. Sanjay Upreti, a renowned cardiologist, intervened, Bhutia repeatedly stabbed him. Dr. Upreti succumbed to his injuries three days later while receiving treatment.

Medial Dialogues team had earlier reported that in a heart-wrenching incident, the cardiologist attached to New STNM Hospital, Gangtok who was stabbed in a brutal knife attack while trying to save a staff died in a private hospital in North Bengal's Siliguri. The cardiologist passed away at 3.40 AM, said a senior consultant associated with CTVC, Neoita Getwell Health Care Centre in Siliguri where the cardiologist was admitted.  

According to a PTI news report, District and Sessions Court Judge Jyoti Khadka sentenced Bhutia to life imprisonment after convicting him under IPC section 302 (murder).  

Additionally, Bhutia received a 10-year sentence under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder), with a Rs 1,000 fine.

The court also sentenced him to 10 years of imprisonment under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder), besides imposing a fine of Rs 1,000.

Bhutia was also sentenced to one year in jail under IPC section 353 that deals with the assault of the public servant.

All three jail terms will run simultaneously, the court said, news agency PTI reported.