Kolkata’s Sealdah court sentences Sanjoy Roy to life jail time–

The Sealdah court on Monday punished Sanjoy Roy to life jail time for the rape and murder of a student physician at RG Kar Hospital inKolkata The court additionally enforced a penalty of Rs 50,000 on the found guilty.

Roy was held guilty under Sections 64 (rape), 66 (penalty for triggering fatality), and 103( 1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Judge Anirban Das of the Sealdah extra area and sessions court purchased the state to pay 17 lakh in settlement to the family members of the RG Kar physician in the rape and murder situation.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is examining the situation, advised the execution for the found guilty. However, the court mentioned that this was not a “rarest of rare case,” as the CBI had actually asserted in the procedures.

“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.”

‘I have been framed’: Roy

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 claimed.

RG Kar situation: raped and killed of 31-year old paramedic

A 31-year-old women postgrad student physician was extremely raped and killed in a workshop space on the university of Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, 2024.

This event triggered across the country outrage and demonstrations. The situation additionally elevated issues regarding the safety and security of ladies and medical professionals in India, motivating across the country strikes by medical professionals.

The found guilty Roy is a previous public volunteer with the Kolkata Police.