‘Travesty Of Justice’: BJP Calls for Enchantment In RG Kar Rape-Homicide Verdict, Mamata Additionally Sad – News18

Final Up to date:January 20, 2025, 20:17 IST

The Sealdah court docket sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for raping and murdering a trainee physician in RG Kar Medical School and Hospital in August final 12 months and requested him to pay Rs 50,000 nice.

The Sealdah Court docket on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy – the convict within the RG Kar rape and homicide case – to life imprisonment, denying CBI’s request for a loss of life penalty. The decision acquired combined reactions from the general public, with political leaders calling it a “travesty of justice”.

The court docket sentenced Roy to life imprisonment for raping and murdering a trainee physician in RG Kar Medical School and Hospital in August final 12 months and requested him to pay Rs 50,000 nice. Choose Anirban Das additionally directed the state of West Bengal to pay Rs 17 lakh to the sufferer’s household as compensation, which they denied.

The CBI had argued that the case constituted because the “rarest of the uncommon” and sought the capital punishment for the accused. Nonetheless, the choose noticed that that it was not the “rarest of the uncommon case“, and awarded a life sentence to Roy who persistently claimed innocence all through.

‘Travesty Of Justice’: Politicians React To Verdict

The Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) reacted angrily to the RG Kar rape-murder verdict, blaming the West Bengal authorities of destroying proof and weakening the case, calling for it to be appealed in the next court docket.

“Life imprisonment and a 50,000-rupee nice for Sanjoy Roy, accused within the RG Kar rape and homicide case, is a travesty of justice. The decision should be appealed. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should cease shielding the legal,” stated BJP IT Cell In-Cost Amit Malviya, calling for a probe within the function of Kolkata Commissioner and CM’s function in destruction of proof.

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla stated West Bengal has turn into most harmful for girls and accused the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of defending rapists. “Verdict has been delivered however Justice is awaited absolutely.. West Bengal police had destroyed loads of proof to weaken the case when CBI stepped in,” he stated.

CPI(M) chief Brinda Karat additionally expressed dismay with the decision. “Kerala court docket gave loss of life sentence to a woman as a result of the woman was confirmed to have poisoned her boyfriend… It reveals the failure of our legal guidelines to carry justice in circumstances of crimes towards girls, significantly rape and homicide as a result of there are such completely different requirements that are being utilized,” she stated.

Mamata Banerjee ‘Not Glad’ With Verdict

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee additionally stated she was not happy with the decision and reiterated that her celebration needs the capital punishment for the accused.

“We’ve got at all times demanded capital punishment and we proceed to face by it. Nonetheless, that is the court docket’s resolution and I can’t say a lot about this. For 3 different circumstances, state police ensured capital punishment via thorough investigations concluded inside 54-60 days,” she stated.

Banerjee stated that had the case been beneath the purview of Kolkata police, the loss of life penalty would have been assured. “Though we had stated that we might hand over the case if wanted, the case was intentionally taken away from us,” she stated, saying it took the CBI 5 months to hunt the loss of life penalty for Roy. “Our main objective was at all times to safe the harshest attainable punishment for the convict. I’m not happy with this verdict,” she stated.

Later, Mamata Banerjee stated her authorities would enchantment to the Excessive Court docket to hunt capital punishment for Sanjay Roy. “I’m satisfied that it’s certainly a rarest of uncommon case which calls for capital punishment. How may the judgement come to the conclusion that it isn’t a rarest of uncommon case?! We wish and demand upon loss of life penalty on this most sinister and delicate case,” she added.

Mamata Banerjee stated capital punishment had been granted to convicts in such crimes during the last 3-4 months and questioned the exception on this case, which shook the medical fraternity and sparked widespread protests. “I strongly really feel that it’s a heinous crime that warrants capital punishment. We are going to plead for capital punishment of the convict on the Excessive Court docket now,” she added.

“We aren’t happy with the decision of the Court docket. The court docket gave loss of life sentences in these circumstances which have been beneath West Bengal police. The RG Kar case was beneath the CBI, had it been beneath Kolkata police, the punishment would have been the loss of life penalty,” senior TMC chief Kunal Ghosh instructed ANI.

‘We Are Shocked’: Household Dismayed With Verdict

The mother and father of the deceased medic within the RG Kar Hospital case stated they weren’t happy with the decision, claiming the investigation was carried out half-heartedly and several other different culprits concerned within the crime have been shielded.

“We’re shocked. How is that this not the rarest of uncommon circumstances? An on-duty physician was raped and murdered. We’re dismayed. There was a bigger conspiracy behind this crime,” the mom instructed information company PTI, saying they might enchantment to the next court docket.

The sufferer’s father refused to just accept any compensation, saying he solely wished justice for his daughter. “I don’t suppose cash can compensate any loss of life. It was the legal responsibility of state to guard ur daughter as she was on obligation (when she was raped and murdered). This can be a statutory provision. In the event you take it, you need to use it,” stated the choose.

The grotesque crime on August 9, 2024, had led to nationwide outrage and extended protests. Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was arrested on August 10, a day after the 31-year-old medic’s physique was discovered within the seminar room of the hospital.

Discovered responsible of sexually assaulting the physician and throttling her to loss of life, Roy was convicted by the choose beneath Sections 64, 66 and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).