“If Case Stayed With Us…”: Mamata Banerjee Reacts To RG Kar Case Verdict
Kolkata:
Kolkata Police would have ensured dying 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 right now, minutes after a metropolis courtroom sentenced Roy to life imprisonment.
“We demanded dying penalty from Day 1. We demand it now too. However it’s the courtroom’s order. I can share my social gathering’s opinion. We ensured dying penalty in three circumstances inside 60 days. If the case stayed with us, we might have ensured dying penalty lengthy again. I do not know the small print.”
“The case was taken away from us. We had stated that if we can’t do it, then hand it over to CBI. As a result of we would like justice,” she stated, including that she was “not happy”.
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 courtroom right now sentenced Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, to life imprisonment and famous that the prosecution had failed to determine that the case fell within the ‘rarest of the uncommon’ class to warrant a dying penalty.
The courtroom additionally ordered the State to supply a sum of Rs 17 lakh as monetary help to the physician’s aged dad and mom. The couple, nonetheless, stated they don’t need compensation however justice. The decide, nonetheless, 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 in opposition to the incident imagine that the crime was not dedicated by Roy alone.
Medical doctors in Kolkata have been protesting in opposition to an alleged cover-up by the state authorities to protect individuals near the ruling social gathering. Ms Banerjee has trashed such allegations and had, in actual fact, led a protest march to demand justice for the sufferer.
