Jan 20, 2025 09:33 AM IST
A 31-year-old trainee physician of RG Kar Hospital was raped and murdered within the early hours of August 9 whereas she was asleep after a protracted day at work contained in the seminar room.
A Kolkata courtroom will on Monday pronounce the quantum of punishment for Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer who has been convicted of raping and murdering a trainee physician at RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital in August final 12 months.
Folks protest outdoors the Civil and Prison Courtroom in Sealdah on Saturday because the courtroom pronounced accused Sanjay Roy responsible of rape and homicide of a health care provider at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata. (Samir Jana/ HT Picture)
Roy (35) was discovered responsible beneath the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections 64 (rape), 66 (inflicting damage leading to loss of life of rape sufferer), and 103 (1) (homicide).
Part 103(1) (homicide) offers for loss of life penalty or life imprisonment; part 66 offers for punishment of not lower than 20 years, which can be prolonged to life; part 64 entails a punishment of not lower than 10 years and might go as much as a life time period.
“You have been accused of attacking the victim in the RG Kar Hospital, throttling and strangulating her to death. You sexually assaulted her. Charges have been framed. On the basis of the statements of the witnesses and the documents produced in this matter, your guilt has been proved,” Anirban Das, extra district and periods decide, mentioned within the courtroom on Saturday whereas saying the decision.
A 31-year-old trainee physician of RG Kar Hospital was raped and murdered by Roy within the early hours of August 9 whereas she was asleep after a protracted day at work contained in the seminar room.
He was arrested by the Kolkata Police the following day because the incident triggered nationwide protests. On August 13, the Calcutta excessive courtroom directed the CBI to probe into the incident.
Roy, nonetheless, has persistently maintained that he was harmless and instructed the courtroom that he was not responsible.
“I am innocent. I have a Rudraksh garland around my neck. Had I committed the crime it would have snapped that day. I am being framed. Others who were there have not been questioned,” Roy instructed the courtroom on Saturday.
The decide mentioned that he would hear Roy on Monday earlier than saying the quantum of punishment. Roy might be allowed to talk earlier than the courtroom round 12:30 pm and the sentence could be introduced round 2:30 pm right this moment.
“Judge saheb we had kept our faith on you. You have kept its honour. We want to thank you,” the sufferer’s father instructed the decide on Saturday.
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