Sherly Vasu

Sherly Vasu, also spelt as Shirly Vasu, (1956–2025) was an Indian medical academic, forensic pathologist and the first woman forensic surgeon from the south Indian state of Kerala. She is reported to have performed around 15,000 autopsies during her career and was known for her contributions in solving a number of cases, Soumya murder case being one among them. She was the head of the department of forensics at Government Medical College, Kozhikode , former HOD and Principal at Government Medical College Thrissur and was serving as the head of forensic department at KMCT Medical College, Kozhikode when she succumbed to cardiac arrest on September 4, 2025. She authored a book, ''Postmortem Table'', which details her professional experiences. Provided by Wikipedia