West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed discontent over the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case and said, "We had demanded capital punishment for the accused. We have ensured the death penalty in cases where the state conducted the trial. The case was taken away from us and given to CBI."

Found guilty of sexually assaulting the doctor and throttling her to death, Roy was convicted on Saturday by the judge under Sections 64, 66 and 103(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The Sealdah court's decision to impose life imprisonment for Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape-murder case has sparked outrage among leaders and doctors, with demands for a death penalty. West Bengal's CM and medical community express dissatisfaction,

Expressing 'dissatisfaction' over a Kolkata court awarding life imprisonment to the convict in the RG Kar hospital case, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed the probe was 'forcibly' taken away from the state police.

Roy, a former civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was arrested on August 10, a day after the 31-year-old medic’s body was found in the seminar room of the hospital.

Sealdah court sentenced R G Kar murder case accused Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment. Sanjay Roy was accused of the rape & murder of on-duty junior doctor at R G Kar Medical College & Hospital in August 2024.

In the RG Kar medical college rape case, the verdict is expected to be announced Today , and the hearing is ongoing at the Sialda Court. The CBI lawyer has demanded the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the accused in the rape case that occurred at RG Kar Medical College.