Leaders and doctors on Monday criticised the sentence of life imprisonment for the convict in the RG Kar rape-murder case by the Sealdah court, demanding a death penalty for this heinous crime.
CPI-M leader Brinda Karat on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over the punishment given to the convict in the RG Kar case, saying that the state government should also have been held accountable.
"I learned about the sentencing from the media. We have always demanded capital punishment and we continue to stand by it. However, this is the court's decision and I can't say much about this. For three other cases, Kolkata police ensured capital punishment through thorough investigations c
"Punishment, no matter how severe, does not end the problems. The rising incidences of rapes, assaults, and murders are alarming and reflect a deeper societal malaise," Governor Bose stated.
Finance Secretary of IMA, Piyush Jain told ANI, "...Today, the judgement has come. When the guilt was proven, everyone was expecting capital punishment and that would have given a strong message to the general public and to the doctor fraternity that the judicial procedure and the government
"I learned about the sentencing from the media. We have always demanded capital punishment and we continue to stand by it. However, this is the court's decision and I can't say much about this. For three other cases, Kolkata police ensured capital punishment through thorough investigations c
TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday expressed his dissatisfaction with the punishment provided to Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape- murder case.
Junior doctors held a protest outside the Sealdah Court on Monday demanding stricter punishment for the convict Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape-murder case.
The Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court has given life imprisonment to the accused Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case on Monday. Along with this, the court has also fined Rs 50,000 to the accused.
"On Saturday, the judge said that the harshest punishment would be given (to the accused). We have full faith in the judge. Our fight will continue in the courts and streets," the father of the deceased doctor told ANI.
Greeshma was given capital punishment in the high-profile Sharon Raj murder case, where the court found her guilty of poisoning her 23-year-old boyfriend with pesticide-laced ayurvedic decoction. The Neyyattinkara Additional Sessions Court on Monday sentenced her to death.