The Sealdah court on Monday sentenced Sanjoy Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict.
Roy was held guilty under Sections 64 (rape), 66 (punishment for causing death), and 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
Judge Anirban Das of the Sealdah additional district and sessions court ordered the state to pay ?17 lakh in compensation to the family of the RG Kar doctor in the rape and murder case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the case, recommended the death penalty for the convict. However, the court stated that this was not a “rarest of rare case,” as the CBI had claimed in the proceedings.
“Sanjay Roy you were told that you are guilty, the CBI advocated for a death penalty. However, this is not the rarest of rare cases,” the court said.
“No death penalty, only life imprisonment, because death took place that’s why life imprisonment. Rs 10 lakh he has to give to the victim’s family,” judge Das said.
However, the victim’s father refused to accept Rs 10 lakh from the accused and said he only wanted justice. In response, Judge Das said, “This is statutory, which is why I have ordered the accused to pay the amount to you.”
In response to the judge, the accused Roy claimed he was innocent and had been framed.“I haven’t done anything; I have been framed. They didn’t let me speak, tortured me, and forced me to sign many documents,” Roy said.
A 31-year-old female postgraduate trainee doctor was brutally raped and murdered in a seminar room on the campus of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, 2024.
This incident sparked nationwide outrage and protests. The case also raised concerns about the safety of women and doctors in India, prompting nationwide strikes by doctors.
The convict Roy is a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police.
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RG Kar rape-murder case: Bengal court sentences convict Sanjoy Roy to life
