Kolkata court finds Sanjay Roy guilty of rape-murder of RG Kar medic
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RG Kar Medical College & Hospital.
Kolkata: Sanjay Roy was found "guilty" by a Kolkata court on Saturday of raping and killing a doctor who was on duty at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
According to Anirban Das, the additional district and sessions judge, Roy's sentence would be announced by the Sealdah court, where his trial took place, on Monday.
The judgement was pronounced nearly two months after the in-camera trial commenced in November last year and 162 days after the heinous crime was committed on August 9, 2024.
Roy was found guilty under Sections 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which governs rape, and Sections 66 and 103 (1) of the Act, which deals with punishments for death and murder.
Section 103 (1) of BNS entails a maximum punishment of death or life imprisonment.
At the time of the verdict, Roy claimed in court that he was framed. The judge, however, said he would have an opportunity to speak on Monday before the sentence is pronounced.
The medic's parents thanked the judge for the guilty verdict and said the court honoured the trust they had reposed in it.
With PTI inputs