Kolkata:
The dad and mom of the 34-year-old physician raped and killed at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata final yr stated they are not looking for any monetary help after a metropolis court docket ordered a sum of Rs 17 lakh to be paid to the couple who misplaced their daughter within the chilling crime.
Sanjay Roy, a former civic police volunteer, was discovered responsible two days in the past within the case that sparked nationwide outrage. He was sentenced to life imprisonment right now with an area court docket observing that it was not the “rarest of uncommon” case – a doctrine that justifies the loss of life penalty.
Judge Anirban Das, who presided over the trial and gave his judgment on the Sealdah court docket, additionally directed a compensation of Rs 17 lakh to be paid to the sufferer’s dad and mom.
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The sufferer’s dad and mom, who attended the court docket session, instructed the decide they didn’t need compensation, however justice.
The decide replied he had already given the order, and so they have been free to make use of the cash nonetheless they needed. He requested them to not see it as compensation for the rape and homicide, however as a part of the authorized provisions.
Earlier within the day, when the decide requested Roy for his view earlier than announcing the order, Roy pleaded he was “framed” and pointed to the allegations of proof tampering.
Judge Das, nonetheless, stated the costs towards him have been confirmed throughout the trial and he had discovered him responsible primarily based on the proof produced earlier than him.
The prosecution demanded the loss of life penalty for the convict, arguing that it could restore the arrogance of the society. But the court docket noticed it didn’t fall below the “rarest of uncommon” class that draws capital punishment.
The trainee physician was discovered useless within the seminar room of the RG Kar hospital on August 9 final yr. Initially probed by town police, the case was handed over to the CBI amid considerations of proof tampering.
Roy was arrested on August 10, and whereas he had admitted to the crime initially, he modified his stance later and claimed he was being made a scapegoat.