Sanjay Roy, the prime accused within the grotesque rape and homicide case of a trainee physician on the state-run RG Kar hospital, has been discovered responsible by an area court docket in Kolkata at present. He will likely be sentenced on Monday.
Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was discovered responsible beneath sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that cope with rape, homicide and inflicting demise.
The former civic volunteer claimed that he was not responsible and was “being framed”. As he was being taken out, Roy stated a sure “IPS” (Indian Police Service) officer knew every thing.
“One IPS is aware of every thing, why am I not being allowed to talk? I have never completed this. Why are those that did it being allowed to go? I at all times put on a ‘rudraksh’ round my neck. If I had dedicated the crime, it might have damaged (referring to a preferred perception). What justice can I anticipate?” he stated.
Responding to Roy, Anirban Das, the Additional District and Sessions Judge of the Sealdah court docket, stated he would have a possibility to talk on Monday earlier than the sentence is pronounced.
“You will likely be heard on Monday. Now, I’m sending you to judicial custody. Your punishment will likely be pronounced on Monday. I’ve mounted the time at 12:30 pm to listen to. Then I’ll pronounce the punishment,” he stated.
The decide added, “I’ve criticised some actions of the police authorities and hospital authorities which got here out within the proof. Activities of the pinnacle of division, medical superintendent cum vice-principal (MSVP) and principal created some confusion and that has been criticised.”
The judgment was pronounced practically two months after the in-camera trial commenced in November final 12 months and over 160 days after the heinous crime was dedicated on August 9.
The crime led to nationwide outrage and protests by junior docs in Kolkata and different elements of the nation, demanding justice for the sufferer and stronger safety preparations in state-run hospitals.
The Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress authorities in West Bengal additionally got here beneath hearth from docs and opposition events for its alleged mishandling of the case.