New Delhi: Judge Anirban Das of the Additional District and Sessions Court, Sealdah will pronounce the quantum of sentencing in RG Kar rape and murder case at 2.45pm today. The judge heard the convict Sanjay Roy’s arguments, who repeatedly said that he was being framed. The judge in its observation said that it was not a normal case.
The case pertains to the rape and murder of a female PGT doctor at state run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, 2024. Roy, a civic volunteer, is the lone accused in the case and was arrested the next day. The same court had convicted him on January 18.
I have been framed, Roy says
“I have been framed. So much has been destroyed. I had a necklace of restraint around my neck. If I had done it, my rudraksh necklace would have torn. You’ve heard everything. It’s like anyone is doing whatever they want. When the CBI arranges a medical examination, they take you to multiple hospitals,” said Roy in the court.
Roy further told the court that he has been falsely implicated and was tortured to sign “whatever they wanted”. “I have not done anything, neither rape nor murder,” he said. CBI in its submission termed the case rarest of rare. The agency’s counsel said that the doctor was on duty, and the entire society has lost a doctor.
“Even if it is a rarest of rare case, there should be scope for reformation. The court has to show why the convict is not worth reformation or rehabilitation,” said Roy’s lawyer. He added that the public prosecutor has to present evidence and give reasons why the person is not worth reformation and should be completely eliminated from society.
Forensic evidence linked Roy to the crime scene
The victim’s family’s lawyer has asked for the death sentence to the convict.
Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was found guilty of the brutal crime on Saturday. He was arrested a day after the 31-year-old doctor’s body was found in the hospital’s seminar room. Roy was convicted of sexually assaulting and strangling the victim. The conviction was based on Sections 64, 66, and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The conviction was supported by forensic evidence linking Roy to the crime scene and the victim. DNA analysis confirmed his presence at the scene, as well as on the victim’s body. The CBI, which took over the case following a directive from the Calcutta high court, corroborated Roy’s involvement.
Roy has maintained his innocence, claiming he was framed. The court complex was guarded by nearly 500 police personnel deployed ahead of sentencing.
