Sealdah Court has sentenced Sanjay Roy, the accused in the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case, to life imprisonment. The Bengal government has approached the Kolkata High Court seeking more punishment in this case.
The verdict of the Sealdah Court has come in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata. Judge Anirban Das in Sealdah Court has sentenced Sanjay Roy, convicted in the rape and murder case of a female doctor at RG Kar Medical College on 9 August 2024, to life imprisonment (life imprisonment). In this case, the West Bengal government has challenged the decision of the Sealdah Court in the Kolkata High Court. Actually, the Bengal government has knocked the door of the Kolkata High Court for the maximum punishment of the convict Sanjay Roy. The Bengal government has appealed to the division bench of Justice Devanshu Bhattacharya, which has been accepted.
Bengal government reaches High Court
Actually, the West Bengal government has expressed dissatisfaction over the decision of the Sealdah Court. After the court pronounced the sentence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed that the responsibility of investigation was forcibly taken away from the Kolkata Police. He said that if the responsibility of investigation had remained with the Kolkata Police, he would definitely have been sentenced to death. Speaking to reporters in Murshidabad district, the chief minister questioned the CBI probe into the case. “We all demanded death penalty (for the convict), but the court has awarded life imprisonment. The case was taken away from us forcibly. If it had remained with the (Kolkata) police, we would have ensured that he gets the death penalty,” she said.
Mamata Banerjee unhappy with court verdict
“We don’t know how the investigation was conducted. Many such cases investigated by the state police have resulted in death penalty. I am not satisfied (with the verdict).” A Sealdah court has sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping and murdering a trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. On Saturday, Sealdah Additional District and Sessions Judge Anirban Das’ court convicted Roy for the heinous crime committed against the postgraduate trainee doctor at the hospital on August 9 last year. After this incident, there were long protests all over the country. Judge Das said that this crime does not fall in the category of “rarest of rare” so that the culprit can be awarded death penalty.
