Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for rape, murder of junior doctor

20/1/2025 19:29

An Indian court awarded the life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she

worked in the eastern city of Kolkata, rejecting demands for the death penalty saying it was not a rare crime.



The woman's body was found in a classroom at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug. 9. Other doctors stayed off work for weeks to demand justice for her and better security at public hospitals, as the crime sparked national outrage over a lack of safety for women.



Sanjay Roy, the police volunteer, was convicted by judge Anirban Das on Saturday who said circumstantial evidence had proved the charges against Roy.



Roy said he was innocent and that he had been framed, and sought clemency.