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RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: Bengal governor demands ‘proactive policy’ for women safety

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: A court in West Bengal's Kolkata announced today a life imprisonment sentence for Sanjay Roy, the accused in the RG Kar Medical College & Hospital rape case of the city.
RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: People shout slogans during a protest in Kolkata on January 20, 2025, as the convict is sentenced by the court in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. (AFP)
RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: People shout slogans during a protest in Kolkata on January 20, 2025, as the convict is sentenced by the court in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. (AFP)

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: A CBI court in West Bengal's Kolkata pronounced a life imprisonment sentence on Monday for Sanjay Roy, who has been convicted of raping and murdering a 31-year-old duty doctor inside the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in the city. Amid high security, Roy was taken to the court from jail around 10:30 am on Monday. The Sealdah court was fortified, with nearly 500 policemen being deployed to prevent any untoward incident....Read More

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee refused to comment on the quantum of sentence expected for the accused. “I had earlier demanded the death penalty, but it depends on the judge and how the case has been framed,” she said.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Anirban Das in Sealdah had on Saturday declared Roy guilty of rape and murder of the postgraduate trainee at the hospital on August 9 last year.

RG Kar rape case verdict | Key points

- Sanjay Roy was found guilty of sexually assaulting the doctor and throttling her to death. He was convicted by the judge under Sections 64, 66 and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

- The charges under which Roy has been convicted entail a minimum sentence of life imprisonment, while the maximum can be capital punishment.

- Section 64 (rape) of the BNS entails a punishment of not less than 10 years and can go up to life term.

- Section 66 (punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim) provides for punishment of not less than 20 years that may extend to imprisonment for life, which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of that person's natural life, or with death.

- Section 103(1) (murder) of BNS provides for the death penalty or imprisonment for life to a person convicted of the crime.

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Jan 20, 2025 9:47 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: Union minister calls for convict's hanging

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: "He (Sanjay Roy) should be hanged as he has committed a heinous crime. During the Nirbhaya rape case too we had sought death penalty for such criminals," Athawale, the Union minister of state for social justice and empowerment, said.

Jan 20, 2025 9:13 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: ‘Good verdict,' says Aaditya Thackeray

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray reiterated that a rape convict should be treated on par with a terrorist hours after a court sentenced RG Kar convict to life term in prison earlier on Monday.

"I believe, it is a good verdict and was announced in a short period of time. I have already said that a rape convict should be treated on par with a terrorist. Whether it is life imprisonment or life to death," he told reporters on Monday.

Jan 20, 2025 8:56 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: ‘Ashamed,’ says convict Sanjay Roy's mother

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: The mother of Sanjay Roy, sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last year, remained confined to her home and refused to meet reporters after the court verdict, PTI reported. Read more

Jan 20, 2025 7:22 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: BJP leader accuses police of trying to ‘bribe’ victim's parents

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: BJP leader Agnimitra Paul has accused the police of trying to ‘bribe’ the victim doctor's parents.

"Mamata Banerjee's police tried to bribe the parents of Abhaya (the name given to the victim) to save Sanjay Roy. We are waiting for the CBI to place the supplementary chargesheet. We want other names also. The parents of Abhaya don't need money. We are very upset.."

Jan 20, 2025 6:53 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: Bengal governor wans ‘proactive policy’ for women safety

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: “Punishment, no matter how severe, does not end the problems. The rising incidences of rapes, assaults, and murders are alarming and reflect a deeper societal malaise,” CV Ananda Bose said in a statement.

“It is imperative that the government implements a robust and proactive policy to combat these atrocities and ensure the safety of women, especially in sensitive environments such as medical institutions,” Bose added.

Jan 20, 2025 6:33 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: IMA official raises question on probe

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: Indian Medical Association finance secretary Piyush Jain says there is a ‘question’ of whether the investigation has been completed or not, as the culprit has said ‘other people’ had been involved.

Jan 20, 2025 6:04 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: BJP leader accuses Bengal govt, police of ‘erasing’ evidence

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: “Everyone wanted the maximum punishment for Sanjay Roy. The people of West Bengal believe that there are more people involved in this crime. It is not possible that one person can do all of this. The State govt and police erased all the evidence. We know the truth will be revealed,” BJP leader Rahul Sinha said.

Jan 20, 2025 5:48 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: Congress' Adhir Chowdhury says people of Bengal ‘disappointed’

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury stated that while judges give decisions on the basis of evidence presented to them, people of West Bengal are ‘disappointed’ that convict Sanjay Roy only got life imprisonment, and not capital punishment.

Jan 20, 2025 5:19 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: Padma awardee medic welcomes ‘quick justice’

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: “We welcome this quick justice,” said Padma awardee Dr Harsh Mahajan.

Jan 20, 2025 5:07 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: ‘The big quetion is…,’ says BJP MP

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: BJP MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat said, “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.”

Jan 20, 2025 4:52 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: BJP spokesperson targets TMC, Bengal Police

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla accused West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress and state police of ‘manipulating many things,’ and this he said, resulted in lighter punishment for convict Sanjy Roy.

According to Poonawalla, “It was expected from Mamata Banerjee that she should get justice for the daughter but she was busy in destroying evidence, suppressing the voice of truth and somehow saving the rapists. Complete justice has not been done.”

Jan 20, 2025 4:31 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: Activist on court's ‘not rarest of rare’ remark

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: Activist Brinda Adige said, "I believe that court might have made this statement because all the other culprits have not been caught. The court might also be fearing that he (convict Sanjay Roy), who also might be the witness, would go away and others will continue to be scot-free. So, given all these constraints and challenges, I think this is not to be considered just now as the ‘rarest of rare’ but when everybody else is caught, arrested and brought before the court, then it will be ‘rarest of rare’ because this happened in a hospital where doctors should have actually been protected.”

Jan 20, 2025 4:14 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: Junior doctors protest outside court

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: Junior doctors protest outside the court saying that life imprisonment is 'not enough.'

“We wanted a strict and exemplary punishment.. We will move to higher courts seeking a more strict judgement,” a protesting doctor said.

Jan 20, 2025 4:06 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: What Mamata Banerjee said on life term to convict Sanjay Roy

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee expressed disappointment with the Kolkata court's sentencing of life imprisonment till death for convict Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case on Monday.

“I am not satisfied… All of us demanded the death sentence, but the court gave life imprisonment,” Mamata Banerjee said in her first reaction to the Sealdah court's pronouncement.

Jan 20, 2025 3:51 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: Parents of victim doctor reject compensation

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: The family of the RG Kar murder victim told the Sealdah court judge on Monday that they want justice for their daughter and not compensation.

“We don't want compensation, we want justice,” ANI quoted the victim's family members as saying after the court directed the West Bengal government to pay compensation of 17 lakh to them.

Jan 20, 2025 3:42 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: Unfortunate,’ says ex-NCW chief as convict Sanjay Roy gets life term

RG Kar ape Case LIVE: “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,” says former National Commission for Women chief Rekha Sharma.

Jan 20, 2025 3:25 PM IST

RG Kar Rape Murder Case LIVE: What Sanjay Roy lawyer's argued in court on quantum

RG Kar Rape Case LIVE: The convict's lawyer argued that even if the case is "rarest of rare," there should be scope for reformation.

He said, "Even if it is a rarest of rare cases, 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.

Jan 20, 2025 3:03 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: Court directs state to pay ₹17 lakh as compensation to victim's family

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case Hearing LIVE: The Sealdah civil and criminal court in Kolkata has ordered the state to pay a compensation of 17 lakh to the family of the deceased doctor, reported PTI.

Jan 20, 2025 2:59 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: Kolkata court issues life sentence for Sanjay Roy

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case Hearing LIVE: The Sealdah court has issued a life sentence for the convict in the RG Kar rape-murder case, stating that it was not the “rarest of rare crimes”.

The CBI had demanded that Roy be given the death penalty.

Jan 20, 2025 2:30 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: We have faith in judge, says mother of victim

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case Hearing LIVE: The mother of the deceased doctor said that they have faith in the judge ahead of the quantum of the sentence being announced at 2:45 pm.

"We will not allow the investigation to be suppressed, we will take away the justice. My daughter will get justice for the people of the state, the people of the world, the people of the country and all those who are protesting. We have put our question in the High Court and we will get that answer from the Court. We have faith in the judge," she said.

Jan 20, 2025 2:19 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: Victim's father says Roy should get harshest punishment

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case Hearing LIVE: The father of the victim in the RG Kar case, ahead of the court pronouncing the quantum of the sentence said, "He (accused Sanjay Roy) tried to speak on Saturday, the court asked him to speak on Monday. We don't know what he will say. He is a criminal, there are other people involved with him...he should get the harshest punishment."

Jan 20, 2025 2:03 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: Visuals from outside Sealdah court

Jan 20, 2025 1:23 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case H LIVE: Court to deliver quantum of punishment at 2.45pm; Roy pleads innocence

The Sealdah court will deliver the quantum of punishment to RG Kar case convict Sanjay Roy by 2.45 pm.

"Even if it is a rarest of rare case, there should be scope for reformation. The court must 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," Sanjay Roy's lawyer noted.

The victim's family lawyer demanded a death sentence as the maximum punishment for Roy.

Jan 20, 2025 1:12 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: CBI probe is ‘totally worthless’, says doctor at RG Kar Hospital

Dr Tapan Pramanik a doctor at the RG Kar Medical Hospital said 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."

“I will welcome the verdict whether it is life imprisonment or hanging till death. As per the CBI investigation, Sanjay Roy is the main culprit but some reports of CBI have come out through media that 68 activities were recorded by CCTV but no one could be identified except Sanjay Roy,” he said.

However, he also said that he would welcome the verdict if it would be life imprisonment or hanging till death.

Jan 20, 2025 1:04 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: CBI lawyer seeks capital punishment

"I told you the previous day the charges you were convicted against and the charges that have been proven against you," the judge told Sanjay Roy.

Roy pleaded with the judge saying, “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.”

The CBI's lawyer sought capital punishment.

Jan 20, 2025 12:55 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: Sealdah court begins hearing RG Kar rape-murder case

The CBI court in Sealdah began its proceedings to deliver the quantum of punishment to convict Sanjay Roy.

The judge is expected to let Roy speak on his case and announce the punishme later.

Jan 20, 2025 12:44 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: West Bengal's ‘Aparajita’ bill that awaits Governer's assent

On September 3, 2024, the West Bengal Legislative Assembly unanimously passed the 'Aparajita Women and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024.

The bill allows for the death penalty for those convicted of rape if their actions result in the victim's death or leave her in a vegetative state. For other rape convictions, the bill stipulates life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

The bill now awaits the Governor's assent to become law.

Jan 20, 2025 12:30 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: When Roy cited his rudraksh garland to claim innocence

During the court hearing on Saturday, Roy pleaded innocence and maintained that he was being framed.

“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,” said a visibly agitated Roy, as his counsel intervened to calm him down.

Jan 20, 2025 12:15 PM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: Mamata Banerjee declines to comment on quantum of sentence

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she would not comment until the court delivers its judgement.

"I had earlier demanded the death penalty, but it depends on the judge and how the case has been framed," she said.

Jan 20, 2025 11:51 AM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: Victim's parents ‘disappointed’ with CBI probe

The parents of the deceased doctor, who were on their way to the court, said they trusted the judiciary to deliver justice.

“We have faith in the judge,” said the victim’s father.

The deceased doctor's mother, however, expressed disappointment with the CBI investigation, alleging 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 said.

Jan 20, 2025 11:25 AM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: Sanjay Roy brought to court for sentence pronouncement

Amid tight security arrangements, Sanjay Roy, who has been convicted of raping and murdering an on-duty doctor at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital, was brought to a court here on Monday for pronouncement of the sentence.

The Sealdah court has been fortified with nearly 500 policemen deployed and the authorities left no stone unturned to prevent any untoward incident, police said.

Jan 20, 2025 11:18 AM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: What Justice Anirban Das told Sanjay Roy?

“You have been accused of attacking the victim in the RG Kar Hospital, throttled and strangulated her to death. You have sexually assaulted her. Charges have been framed. After taking into account the witnesses and documents, it has been proved. The court finds you guilty,” Justice Anirban Das, additional district and sessions judge, told Sanjay Roy in a packed room.

Jan 20, 2025 10:31 AM IST

RG Kar Rape and Murder Case LIVE: Sanjay Roy to be given an opportunity to speak

During the court's hearing on Saturday, Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, continued to claim innocence and alleged the involvement of an IPS officer in the crime.

Roy also alleged that he was being framed to protect the other high-profile accused in the case. The judge informed Roy that he would be given an opportunity to make a statement before the quantum of punishment was announced on Monday.

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