Sanjay Roy sentenced for rape and murder at R.G. Kar Medical College; counsel Sejuti Chakraborty plans appeal despite family's refusal.

The court found the former Kolkata Police civic volunteer guilty last Saturday. Judge Monday informed Roy he can appeal before HC against the sentencing. Roy maintains he is innocent.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had demanded the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, calling the crime in the ‘rarest of rare case category.’

A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. Although demands for the death penalty were rejected, the ruling triggered protests.

A sessions court in Kolkata will pronounce today the quantum of sentence for Sanjay Roy. Follow The Hindu’s live updates

A Kolkata court is set to announce the sentencing of Sanjay Roy, convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9

Sanjay Roy, found guilty of raping and murdering a doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. The court also ordered him to pay Rs 10 lakh to the doctor's family, a fine of Rs 50,000, and instructed the state government to give Rs 17 lakh as compensation to the family.

Sanjay Roy was on Saturday held guilty of sexually assaulting the trainee doctor and throttling her to death in August last year.

The rape and murder shocked the nation, igniting protests from junior doctors in West Bengal and demands for justice and improved safety measures in government hospitals.

Sanjay Roy, a police volunteer, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor attacked while on duty in Kolkata — a crime that sparked widespread protests across India.