Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison

Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for rape, murder of Kolkata junior doctor
An Indian court awarded a life sentence on Monday to a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the hospital where she worked in the eastern city of Kolkata, rejecting demands for the death penalty and saying it was not a rare crime.
Man sentenced to life for rape and murder of Kolkata doctor that sparked nationwide protests
An Indian court on Monday sentenced a police volunteer to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor last year – a crime that sparked nationwide protests. Sanjay Roy, 33, plans to appeal the judgment in a higher court.
India police volunteer sentenced to life over rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata
Sanjay Roy, a police volunteer, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor attacked while on duty in Kolkata — a crime that sparked widespread protests across India.
India doctor rape-murder case: Court in Kolkata sentences convict to life in prison
A court in India's Kolkata has sentenced the man convicted of raping and murdering a junior doctor to life imprisonment. The Indian court's judgement came as a disappointment to the victim's parents.
Kolkata Hospital Rape-Murder: Judge Slams Police and Authority Lapses
Trial court judge Anirban Das condemned the police and hospital actions in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, pointing out delays and attempts to cover up the crime. The accused was found guilty, with evidence showing his impulsive attack.
Kolkata police volunteer convicted in junior doctor rape and murder case
An Indian police volunteer was convicted of raping and murdering a doctor at a hospital in the eastern Kolkata city, a crime which had sparked nationwide protests last year.
Man who raped, murdered trainee doctor in Kolkata hospital gets life in prison
KOLKATA: The rapist and murderer of an Indian doctor was sentenced to life in prison on Monday (Jan 20) for a gruesome crime that sparked nationwide protests and widespread hospital strikes last year.
Kolkata RG Kar Hospital case: Five times when rape-murder convicts get death sentence in India
Kolkata rape and murder case 1990: Almost two decades ago, Dhananjoy Chatterjee hit the headlines after a court convicted him for the rape and murder of a 14-year-old schoolgirl on March 5, 1990. After 14 years of the heinous crime, Chatterjee was executed in Kolkata on August 14, 2004.
'Travesty of justice': BJP slams sentence of life imprisonment of Kolkata rape-murder convict
The BJP on Monday criticised the sentence of life imprisonment for the convict in the RG Kar rape-murder case by a Kolkata court as a "travesty of justice", and said justice must not only be done but also be seen to be done.
Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison in the rape, killing of trainee doctor
An Indian court has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year
Life in Prison for Hospital Rape and Murder That Shocked India
The police had sought the death penalty in a horrific but familiar crime. Its handling by the local authorities had outraged the nation.
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