Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:41pm on 20 Jan 2025,Monday Politics
A Kolkata court sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical College. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed dissatisfaction, saying, "If the case stayed with us, we would have ensured death penalty long back." The victim’s parents, rejecting ₹17 lakh compensation ordered by the court, stated, "We want justice, not money." Allegations of a government cover-up persist, with protesting doctors claiming, "Roy didn’t act alone." The court noted the crime did not qualify as 'rarest of rare' for a death sentence, sparking continued nationwide outrage.