Police volunteer discovered responsible in India physician rape and homicide case – INA NEWS

A police volunteer has been convicted of the rape and homicide of a trainee physician at a hospital in India that led to nationwide protests final 12 months.

The Civil and Prison Courtroom in Sealdah discovered 33-year-old Sanjay Roy responsible of the rape and homicide of the feminine trainee, whose bloodied physique was present in a classroom on the state-run R G Kar Medical Faculty and Hospital in Kolkata final August, with the case exposing the nation’s battle with sexual violence in opposition to ladies.

Decide Anirban Das, who presided over the fast-tracked trial, mentioned the defendant, who protested his innocence in courtroom and insists he was framed, might face life in jail or the demise penalty when he’s sentenced on Monday.

“Your guilt is proved. You’re being convicted,” the decide introduced, saying that expenses had been confirmed by circumstantial proof.

Roy’s legal professionals, who haven’t but commented on the decision, argue that there have been obvious discrepancies within the investigation and forensic examination reviews within the trial, which began on November 11 and noticed 51 witnesses examined.

The dad and mom of the 31-year-old sufferer, who can’t be named beneath Indian legislation, expressed dissatisfaction with the probe, saying the crime couldn’t have been dedicated by only one individual.

“Our daughter couldn’t have met such a horrific finish by a single man,” her father mentioned. “We’ll stay in ache and agony till all of the culprits are punished. My daughter’s soul is not going to relaxation in peace till she will get justice.”

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Greater than 200 armed police personnel had been deployed in anticipation of the decision.

As Roy was delivered to courtroom in a police automotive, protesters chanted: “Cling him, cling him.”

A number of medical doctors chanted slogans in solidarity with the sufferer.

Dr Aniket Mahato, a spokesperson for the junior medical doctors, mentioned road protests would proceed “till justice is finished”.

The grotesque nature of the assault led to weeks of nationwide protests, drawing comparisons with the 2012 gang rape and homicide of a younger girl on a bus within the capital, New Delhi. It led to calls for by medical doctors at authorities hospitals for extra safety.

India’s Supreme Courtroom arrange a nationwide job pressure after the protests that steered methods to boost security measures in authorities hospitals.

India’s federal police, who investigated the case, additionally charged the officer heading the native police station on the time of the crime and the then-head of the hospital with destruction of the crime scene and tampering with proof.

The police officer is out on bail whereas the previous head of the hospital stays in detention in reference to a separate case of monetary irregularities on the hospital.