“If Case Stayed With Us…”: Mamata Banerjee Reacts To RG Kar Case Verdict
Kolkata:
Kolkata Police would have ensured loss of life penalty for the convict in RG Kar rape and homicide case, however the probe was taken away and handed over to the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated in the present day, minutes after a metropolis court docket sentenced Roy to life imprisonment.
“We demanded loss of life penalty from Day 1. We demand it now too. But it surely’s the court docket’s order. I can share my get together’s opinion. We ensured loss of life penalty in three circumstances inside 60 days. If the case stayed with us, we’d have ensured loss of life penalty lengthy again. I do not know the small print.”
“The case was taken away from us. We had stated that if we can not do it, then hand it over to CBI. As a result of we wish justice,” she stated, including that she was “not glad”.
The Trinamool Congress authorities had come underneath heavy criticism after a 34-year-old physician was discovered raped and murdered on August 9 in a seminar corridor on the state-run RG Kar Medical School and Hospital in Kolkata. Amid allegations of a hush-up involving prime state authorities officers, the Supreme Court docket had ordered the CBI to take over the investigation into the case that sparked nationwide protests.
5 months on, a Kolkata court docket in the present day sentenced Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, to life imprisonment and famous that the prosecution had failed to ascertain that the case fell within the ‘rarest of the uncommon’ class to warrant a loss of life penalty.
The court docket additionally ordered the State to offer a sum of Rs 17 lakh as monetary help to the physician’s aged dad and mom. The couple, nevertheless, stated they don’t need compensation however justice. The choose, nevertheless, stated they’re entitled to the help as per legislation and urged them to not see it as compensation.
The sufferer’s dad and mom and docs nonetheless protesting towards the incident consider that the crime was not dedicated by Roy alone.
Docs in Kolkata have been protesting towards an alleged cover-up by the state authorities to protect individuals near the ruling get together. Ms Banerjee has trashed such allegations and had, in reality, led a protest march to demand justice for the sufferer.
