Sanjay Roy, the prime accused in the gruesome rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar hospital, has been found guilty by a local court in Kolkata today. He will be sentenced on Monday.
Roy, a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was found guilty under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita that deal with rape, murder, and causing death.
However, Roy claimed that he was not guilty and was “being framed”. As he was being taken out, Roy claimed a certain “IPS” (Indian Police Service) officer knew everything.
“I haven’t done this. Why are those who did it being allowed to go? I always wear a chain of rudraksh on my neck. If I committed the crime my chain would have been broken in place of occurrence. I can’t commit this crime,” he said.
Responding to him, the judge said he would have an opportunity to speak on Monday before the sentence is pronounced. “You will be heard on Monday. Now, I am sending you to judicial custody. Your punishment will be announced on Monday. I have fixed the time at 12:30 to hear. Then will announce the punishment,” Justice Das said.
The judgment was pronounced nearly two months after the in-camera trial commenced in November last year and over 160 days after the heinous crime was committed on August 9.
On August 9, body of a trainee woman doctor was found in a semi-naked state in the seminar hall of the RG Kar Hospital. A day after the incident, the Kolkata Police arrested Roy after he was seen entering the building around the estimated time of the crime in a CCTV footage.
