Sanjay Roy, the prime accused within the ugly rape and homicide case of a trainee physician on the state-run RG Kar hospital, has been discovered responsible by a neighborhood courtroom in Kolkata immediately. He will probably be sentenced on Monday.
Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was discovered responsible below sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that take care of rape, homicide and inflicting loss of life.
The previous 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 part.
“One IPS is aware of every part, why am I not being allowed to talk? I have never finished 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 well-liked perception). What justice can I count on?” he stated.
Responding to Roy, Anirban Das, the Extra District and Periods Decide of the Sealdah courtroom, stated he would have a possibility to talk on Monday earlier than the sentence is pronounced.
“You’ll be heard on Monday. Now, I’m sending you to judicial custody. Your punishment will probably 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. Actions of the top 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 yr 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 below hearth from docs and opposition events for its alleged mishandling of the case.