THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
Kolkata, Jan 18: A Kolkata court on Saturday declared Sanjay Roy guilty in the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder case. The court announced that the sentencing would take place on Monday, January 20.
The verdict was delivered by Anirban Das, the Additional District and Sessions Judge of Sealdah Court.
The case pertains to the alleged rape and murder of a postgraduate medical trainee on August 9 last year, whose body was found in a seminar room at the RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata.
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The main accused Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police, was arrested the day after the incident.
The judgment was issued 57 days after the trial began. The in-camera trial started on November 12, during which 50 witnesses were examined. The hearing in the case concluded on January 9.
The alleged crime sparked widespread outrage and prompted extended protests by junior doctors in Kolkata and across the nation, calling for justice for the victim and improved security measures in state-run hospitals.
