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Sanjay Roy was declared guilty by the Sealdah court on Saturday in the case of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar hospital The elder sister of Sanjay Roy, on Saturday ...
A Kolkata court has found Sanjay Roy guilty in the RG Kar rape and murder case. Roy, a civic volunteer, maintains his innocence, alleging the involvement of an IPS officer. The 28-year-old PG ...
The charges under which Roy has been convicted entail a minimum sentence of life imprisonment, while the maximum can be capital punishment. A Kolkata court will on Monday pronounce the quantum of ...
Ahead of Sanjay Roy's sentencing in the RG Kar rape-murder case, the victim's family demands severe punishment and continuation of the investigation. Enhanced security measures surround the ...
Sanjay Roy Sentencing LIVE: Sanjay Roy, the lone convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Sealdah, Kolkata, on Monday. The court also imposed a ...
Sanjay Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was arrested on August 10, 2024, a day after the 31-year-old trainee doctor's body was found in the seminar room of the hospital.