RG Kar case

January 27, 2025 4:03 PM

RG Kar case: Victim’s parents want punishment for all involved

The parents of the woman doctor from R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, who was raped and murdered on the hospital premises in August 2024, have called for accountability for all individuals involved in the crime, not just the sole convict, Sanjay Roy. Speaking to the media on Monday, the victim’s father said they were not currently seeking capital punishment for Roy. “We want the names of all those responsible for my daughter’s death to come to light. The highest punishmen...

January 22, 2025 10:13 PM

RG Kar case: CBI approaches Calcutta HC seeking death penalty for convict

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a petition at the Calcutta High Court seeking the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the case of ghastly rape and murder of a junior woman doctor on the premises of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata last year in August. Sources aware of the development said that the CBI's special crime unit office in Kolkata has taken this step following an instruction from the central probe agency's headquart...

January 22, 2025 5:45 PM

CBI to seek death penalty for Sanjay Roy in RG Kar rape and murder case

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will seek the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case. According to sources, the application may be filed in the Calcutta High Court within the next two days. The next hearing in the case is scheduled for January 27. Earlier today, the West Bengal government appealed to the High Court division bench against the trial court's life imprisonment verdict convicting Sanjay Roy. Advocate General Kishore Dutta approached ...