Kolkata court says RG Kar doctor’s rape-murder case does not fall under ‘rarest of the rare’ category An Indian court has sentenced a man found guilty of the rape and murder of a young female doctor to life in prison. The woman had been on duty in a hospital and the case triggered a wave of protest
The court found Roy guilty in a case that has garnered massive publicity in IndiaImage: Samir Jana/Hindustan Times/Sipa USA/picture alliance
A court in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Monday sentenced a man convicted of raping and murdering a young female physician to imprisonment for life.
The judge in the case has said that 33-year-old Sanjoy Roy faces sentences ranging from life imprisonment to the death penalty.
The killing of the doctor while she was on duty at a hospital again reignited anger over the issue of chronic violence against women in India, sparking protests across the country.
