RG Kar rape-murder accused convicted

A local court in Kolkata has found Sanjay Roy, a 33-year-old civic police volunteer, guilty in the gruesome rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar hospital- an incident that triggered widespread protests and furor across the nation. Sanjay will be sentenced on Monday, bringing closure to the brutal incident. 

In a 160-page judgment, the Additional District and Sessions Court in Sealdah convicted Roy under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that deal with rape, murder, and causing death. "I have criticised some activities of the police and hospital authorities which came out in the evidence. Activities of the HoD, MSVP, and Principal created some confusion and that has been criticised," said Judge Anirban Das.

After the judgment, the victim's father broke down in the court, telling the judge, "You have honoured the faith that I reposed in you."

Brought to the crowded courtroom on Saturday afternoon amid tight security, Roy repeated his claim that he was being framed as his lawyers tried to calm him down. When he was being taken out, he claimed a certain "IPS" knew everything. The court said it will hear him on Monday when it hears the arguments on the punishments he would undergo.