Kolkata:
The daddy of the sufferer within the Kolkata rape and murder case broke down in court docket at the moment after Sanjay Roy, the prime accused, was discovered responsible of the crime, greater than 5 months after the incident despatched shockwaves throughout the nation.
Sanjay Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was discovered responsible underneath Sections 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) that governs rape, and Sections 66 and 103 (1) of the Act, which take care of punishments for demise and homicide.
The semi-naked physique of the on-duty 31-year-old physician was discovered on the third flooring of the seminar corridor of the state-run RG Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital on August 9 final yr. Roy was arrested the subsequent day.
When Anirban Das, the extra district and periods decide of the Sealdah court docket, delivered the decision, the sufferer’s father instructed him that he had “honoured the religion” he had in him.
The sentencing will happen on Monday.
Throughout the listening to, Roy mentioned he was being “framed”.
“I have never performed this. Why are those that did it being allowed to go?,” the 33-year-old mentioned, to which the decide mentioned he could be given a chance to talk on Monday.
Sanjay Roy, at present held at Kolkata’s Presidency Jail, has persistently maintained his innocence, claiming he’s being framed.
Whereas investigators have alleged that he acted alone, the sufferer’s household have claimed that different individuals have been concerned within the crime. They’ve additionally filed an utility earlier than the court docket searching for additional investigation into the case.
The Kolkata Police, which was investigating the case initially, arrested Roy on August 10. The Calcutta Excessive Courtroom later transferred the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Roy’s in-camera trial commenced on November 12 and concluded on January 9, throughout which 50 witnesses have been examined.