Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for rape, murder of Kolkata junior doctor
An Indian court awarded a life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata, rejecting demands for the death penalty and saying it was not a rare crime.
Kolkata doctor’s rape, murder: CBI moves High Court seeking death sentence for convict
The decision to challenge the trial court’s sentence of life imprisonment came hours after the central agency opposed a similar plea by the state government.
Man sentenced to life for rape and murder of Kolkata doctor that sparked nationwide protests
An Indian court on Monday sentenced a police volunteer to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor last year – a crime that sparked nationwide protests. Sanjay Roy, 33, plans to appeal the judgment in a higher court.
Kolkata medic's rape-murder case: CBI to seek death sentence in HC for Sanjay Roy
The CBI is likely to file the appeal against the Sealdah court order by Friday with detailed arguments in favour of capital punishment, they said.
India police volunteer sentenced to life over rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata
Sanjay Roy, a police volunteer, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor attacked while on duty in Kolkata — a crime that sparked widespread protests across India.
Kolkata doctor’s rape, murder: Court criticises police, hospital for trying to show death as suicide
A Kolkata court on Monday criticised the authorities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and the police for attempting to cover up the murder of a junior doctor as a suicide, Live Law reported.
Indian state contests life sentence of murder, rape convict, seeks death, source says
India's West Bengal state launched an appeal on Tuesday to overturn a life sentence in favour of the death penalty for a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor, a senior lawyer aware of the development said.
Life in Prison for Hospital Rape and Murder That Shocked India
The police had sought the death penalty in a horrific but familiar crime. Its handling by the local authorities had outraged the nation.
Kolkata medic’s rape-murder case: CBI seeks death sentence for Sanjay Roy in HC
The CBI filed an appeal on Wednesday before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death sentence for Sanjay Roy, who was sentenced to “life imprisonment until death” by a Sealdah court in the rape-cum-murder case of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital,
India police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata, media says
An India police volunteer was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern city Kolkata, local media reported, in a speedy trial of a crime that sparked national outrage over the lack of safety for women.
Kolkata police volunteer convicted in junior doctor rape and murder case
An Indian police volunteer was convicted of raping and murdering a doctor at a hospital in the eastern Kolkata city, a crime which had sparked nationwide protests last year.
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