A Kolkata court has found Sanjay Roy guilty in the RG Kar rape and murder case. Roy, a civic volunteer, maintains his innocence, alleging the...

The Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court announced life imprisonment for the accused Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case.

The Sealdah court sentenced convict to life imprisonment in the RG Kar rape-murder case.

RG Kar rape-murder verdict was delivered over five months after the shocking incident that gripped the nation.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had demanded the death penalty for Sanjay Roy, calling the crime in the ‘rarest of rare case category.’

Kolkata’s Sealdah court pronounced the verdict around 3pm and said the quantum of punishment will be announced on Monday

Sanjay Roy, who was a civic volunteer with the city police, was charged for the heinous crime.

Sanjay Roy was held guilty under Sections 66 (rape), 64 (causing injury resulting in death) and 103 (1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Sanjay Roy is convicted in the RG Kar rape-murder case, leaving his sister distraught and questioning if he acted alone. While Roy’s mother...