RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: Verdict likely on January 18
Kolkata: The trial of the on-duty postgraduate trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, who was raped and murdered in August last year, concluded on Thursday. The judge at Sealdah court is expected to deliver the verdict on January 18.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which was handed over the probe into the case from the Kolkata Police by the Calcutta High Court, prayed for the awarding of a death sentence to Sanjay Roy, who was charged with the gruesome crime.
According to the PTI report, the hearing in the trial was concluded on Thursday, following which the additional district and sessions judge of Sealdah court said that the judgement will be delivered on January 18.
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Maintaining that other persons were also involved in the crime, the parents of the victim postgraduate trainee said that they expect that they will also be arrested and tried before the court.
The victim's body was found in the seminar room of RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. Roy was arrested by the Kolkata Police the next day.
The in-camera trial in the rape and murder case commenced on November 12.
The crime led to nationwide outrage and prolonged protests by junior doctors in Kolkata, demanding justice for the victim and stronger security measures in government hospitals.
Medical Dialogues had earlier reported that the parents of the 31-year-old woman PG doctor from RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, who was raped and murdered, have now decided to approach the Supreme Court of India to raise concerns over the "grey areas" in the ongoing Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the case. The decision on the part of the parents to approach the apex court had been taken since last month, the Calcutta High Court had held that their petition demanding fresh enquiry in the matter would not be entertained unless certain things in the matter are clarified.
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