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Sanjay Roy Sentencing LIVE: Sanjay Roy, the lone convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Sealdah, Kolkata, on Monday. The court also imposed a fine of ₹50,000.
The sentencing comes two days after the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court declared Sanjay Roy guilty of rape and murder of the postgraduate trainee at the hospital on August 9 last year.
While pronouncing the verdict on Saturday, the court said Sanjoy Roy was found guilty. As per Live Law, the court said it relied on forensic evidence which pointed to Roy’s involvement in the incident. The court mentioned that his DNA was found on the deceased doctor.
What's RG Kar doctor rape-murder case: A 31-year-old trainee doctor was allegedly raped and murdered in the seminar room of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Her body was found o August 9 last year. The incident triggered nationwide protests.
Who is Sanjay Roy? He was a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police. He was charged with committing the crime and was arrested on August 10. Know more about him here
9:30 pm: Union Minister Sanjay Seth said, as ANI quoted, "I believe that the justice has not been served to the victim. Nothing can be more disgusting than that incident...The people of the nation are demanding justice. This punishment is not enough. We still hope for justice..."
8.25 pm: Raj Lali Gill, Chairperson of the Punjab State Women Commission said, as quoted by ANI, "...I am not happy at all with the court's decision...The culprit should have got the death penalty...I believe he (Sanjay Roy) was not the only person involved in the RG Kar rape-murder case. Others who helped him (Sanjay Roy) should also be arrested...Unless strict punishment is given, people will not learn any lesson..."
7.55 pm: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee tweeted, “In the R.G. Kar junior doctor's rape and murder case, I am really shocked to see that the judgement of the Court today finds that it is not a Rarest of Rare case! I am convinced that it is indeed a rarest of rare cases which demands capital punishment. How could the judgement come to the conclusion that it is not a rarest of rare case? We want and insist upon the death penalty in this most sinister and sensitive case...”
7:25 pm: West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose said, as quoted by ANI, "The court's verdict is now loud and clear. That has to be respected in letter and spirit. This is not merely a question of crime and punishment. There is more to it. Punishment, no matter how severe doesn't end the crime in total. The rising incidents of rape, assault and murder are alarming and reflect a deeper societal malay. It is imperative that we implement a robust and proactive policy..."
6.40 pm: Congress leader Mumtaz Patel said, as ANI quoted, "... The culprit in the RG Kar rape-murder case should have been given the death penalty... Such decisions set a wrong example..."
6.00 pm: BJP leader Agnimitra Paul said, as quoted by ANI, "Mamata Banerjee's police tried to bribe the parents of Abhaya to save Sanjay Roy...We are waiting for CBI to place the supplementary chargesheet. We want other names also...The parents of Abhaya don't need money...We are very upset..."
5.05 pm: BJP MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat said, as ANI quoted, "This incident shook up the entire country...The big question is on what basis the court took a decision. In such a case, it is the state government's job to present the facts strongly. The state government should take this case forward and ensure the death penalty to the convict."
4:40 pm: TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said, as ANI quoted, "We are not satisfied with the verdict of the Court. The court gave death sentences in those cases which were under West Bengal police. The RG Kar case was under the CBI, had it been under Kolkata police, the punishment would have been the death penalty..."
4:15 pm: Congress leader Salman Khurshid said, as PTI quoted, "What happened was so saddening and disgusting, we don't have to words for this. However, there is a process in the society that whenever someone is accused of something, he is given a chance to keep his point before the court. Then there is hearing and after that, the court decides what should be done with the accused. Several times, people are concerned over when justice would be served..."
4.00 pm: On convict Sanjay Roy in RG Kar rape-murder case sentenced to life imprisonment, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat said, as quoted by ANI, "... Kerala court gave death sentence to a girl because the girl was proven to have poisoned her boyfriend... It shows the failure of our laws to bring justice in cases of crimes against women, particularly rape and murder because there are such different standards which are being applied. The other aspect is that there has been a destruction of evidence... Who along with Sanjay Roy is guilty?... Which is the nexus? How is it that the state government is defended?... In the RG Kar case, at every phase and stage, we are seeing injustice. The main accountability must be with the state government and the way that it has tried to conceal the facts of this case..."
3:50 pm: ‘Not satisfied’: Expressing her views on the on life-term sentence in RG Kar doctor's rape-murder case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, as quoted by PTI, “I am not satisfied. All of us demanded death sentence but court gave life imprisonment.”
3:35 pm: On convict Sanjay Roy in RG Kar rape-murder case sentenced to life imprisonment, former NCW chief and Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma said, as quoted by ANI, "It is very unfortunate. I think the investigations done by Kolkata Police were presented in front of the CBI and because of the the shortcomings in the investigation, the convict was sentenced to life imprisonment and not death penalty. The victim's family and all of us are really sad. It is the insensitivity of the judges that such a huge case was not called rarest of the rare cases..."
3.10 pm: Advocate Rehman said, as quoted by ANI, "Additional Judge of Sessions court, Sealdah has sentenced life imprisonment till death to Sanjay Roy. The court directed the state government to give compensation of ₹17 lakhs to the victim's family. CBI had demanded capital punishment for the convict in the case. The judge said that this not a rarest of the rare cases, hence capital punishment has not been awarded."
2:50 pm: ‘Life imprisonment’ — The Sealdah court in Kolkata, West Bengal, pronounced life imprisonment to convict Sanjay Roy in RG Kar rape-murder case. The court also imposesd a fine of ₹50,000.
2:40: As the verdict inches closer, various social justice organisations including “Abhaya Mancha” and junior doctors organisations have gathered outside the Sealdah Sessions court demanding justice.
2:00 pm: ‘Why should Roy not be given death penalty’ — The Kolkata court directed Roy’s counsel to submit written submissions on the Supreme Court cases relied upon by them to state that Roy should not be given the death penalty.
1:45 pm: According to Live Law, Roy’s counsel demanded adherence to the SC guidelines on the death penalty and stated that the present case did not fall within the rarest of rare category.
1:23 pm:'Demand for death sentence' — The victim's family lawyer said, "I want death sentence as maximum punishment..."
1:20 pm: ‘Scope for reformation’ — Convict Sanjay's lawyer said, “Even if it is a rarest of rare case, there should be scope for reformation. The court has to show why the convict is not worth reformation or rehabilitation... The public prosecutor has to present evidence and give reasons why the person is not worth reformation and should be completely eliminated from society...”
1:18 pm: 'Sentencing at 2:45 pm' — The judge is likely to pronounce the quantum of sentence at 2:45 pm on Monday.
1:12 pm: ‘Capital punishment for convict’ — A lawyer, appearing on behalf of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has sought capital punishment for convict Sanjay Roy.
1 pm: 'I was tortured' – The judge told the convict, Sanjay Roy, "I told you the previous day the charges you were convicted against and the charges that have been proven against you.
Accused Sanjay then told the judge, "I have not done anything, neither rape nor murder. I am being falsely implicated. You have seen everything. I am innocent. I already told you that I was tortured. They made me sign whatever they wanted..."
12:57 pm: Sealdah court has begun hearing in the RG Kar rape-murder case.The court will pronounce the quantum of sentence in RG Kar rape-murder case today after the court found Sanjay Roy guilty in the rape and murder case on January 18.
12:37 pm: Dr Tapan Pramanik, a doctor at the RG Kar Medical Hospital, told ANI that there were multiple people involved in the RG Kar rape and murder case and the investigation done by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is "totally worthless."
While citing some reports of the CBI which have "come out" in the media, the doctor said that CCTV footage have recorded 68 movements but no one was identified except Sanjay Roy.
11: am: The deceased doctor's parents expressed disappointment over the CBI investigation into the case. They alleged that "other perpetrators involved in the crime had not been brought to justice".
“Only one person is not involved in the crime, yet the CBI has failed to apprehend the others. Such criminals have no right to live if we are to prevent future crimes in society,” the bereaved mother told news agency PTI.
9:30 am: Sanjay Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was arrested on August 10, a day after the 31-year-old medic's body was found in the seminar room of the hospital.
9:15 am: What punishment will Sanjay Roy get? Additional District and Sessions Judge Anirban Das said while pronouncing the verdict that the minimum possible sentence would be life imprisonment while the maximum sentence would be the death penalty.
Meanwhile, Partha Sarathi Dutta — the lawyer representing the Central Bureau of Investigation — said the convict could get a 25-year jail term, life imprisonment or death.
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