The judge will pronounce sentence Monday, doctors decry investigation

IH News Desk

NATIONAL, January 18, 2025: A Kolkata court has held prime accused Sanjay Roy guilty of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital 162 days after the crime that sparked nationwide outrage and protests.

The accused, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata police, was arrested on August 10, 2024, a day after the 31-year-old medic's body was found in the hospital's seminar room. He was charged under Sections 64 (rape), 66 (punishment for causing death), and 103(1) (murder) of the BNS.

Sanjay Roy was found guilty of sexually assaulting the doctor and strangling her to death. The investigation was carried out by the CBI.

The more than 160-page judgment will also answer questions raised by the complainant, the father of the victim, who has criticised some actions of Kolkata police and hospital authorities. Roy's statement will be heard at 12:30 pm Monday and the judge will pronounce sentence thereafter.

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