West Bengal, RG Kar and Calcutta High Court

West Bengal govt moves to Calcutta HC, demands capital punishment for accused in RG Kar case
The West Bengal government on Tuesday moved to the Calcutta High Court demanding capital punishment for the accused Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar rape and murder case, against the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court order giving life imprisonment.
RG Kar Case: West Bengal govt moves Calcutta High Court, seeks death penalty for Sanjoy Roy
The West Bengal government appeals for the death penalty in the Sanjoy Roy case after a sessions court sentences him to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a junior doctor. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expresses dissatisfaction,
R G Kar rape-murder: West Bengal govt challenges Sanjay’s life sentence
Unhappy with the verdict, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee yesterday said death penalty would have been ensured if the case been handled by the Kolkata Police
West Bengal govt approaches HC for death sentence to RG Kar rape accused
The victim's father accused the Chief Minister and others of tampering with the investigation and said there is no need for the Chief Minister to act in haste
RG Kar rape case: Bengal govt moves Calcutta HC seeking death penalty for convict
A Kolkata court on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy, who was convicted for the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old on-duty doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs.
RG Kar Case Update: West Bengal Government Moves Calcutta High Court Seeking Death Penalty For Sanjay Roy After Mamata Banerjee's Remarks
A day after Mamata Banerjee expressed 'shock' over Sealdah Court's verdict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, the West Bengal government moved the Calcutta High Court demanding the death penalty for the convict.
RG Kar rape and murder case: West Bengal moves Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy
Roy, a former Kolkata Police civic volunteer, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment till death by the trial court in the case that had shocked Kolkata, Bengal and India
Bengal govt to move HC seeking death penalty for R.G. Kar convict: Mamata
Hours after a special court in Kolkata awarded life imprisonment to Sanjay Roy, the sole accused in the rape and murder of a lady doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in August 2024, chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced that West Bengal government will challenge the order in Calcutta High Court soon.
Kolkata Court sentences Sanjay Roy to life in RG Kar trainee doctor rape-murder case
The Sealdah Court sentenced Sanjoy Roy, the accused in the Kolkata trainee doctor rape and murder case to life imprisonment. The court was of the view that the incident was not ‘rarest of rare’ case to grant death penalty for the convict.
West Bengal government seeks death penalty for RG Kar rape-murder accused
The West Bengal government has filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court demanding capital punishment for Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar Medical College rape and murder case. The move challenges the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court’s decision to sentence Roy to life imprisonment.
Mamata Banerjee seeks death penalty for RG Kar convict, to challenge verdict in High Court
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday expressed disappointment that Sanjay Roy, the civic volunteer convicted of raping and murdering a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital,
Bengal Horror: Body of Missing 14-Year-Old Girl Buried in a Field, Rape and Murder Suspected
In another case of suspected rape and murder, body of a 14-year-old girl was found in a field at Basanti in West Bengal's ...
Kolkata doctor’s rape, murder: Court criticises police, hospital for trying to show death as suicide
A Kolkata court on Monday criticised the authorities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and the police for attempting ...
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 ...
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BJP criticises life imprisonment verdict for Kolkata rape-murder convict as ‘travesty of justice’
The BJP on Monday criticised the sentence of life imprisonment for the convict in the R G Kar rape-murder case by a Kolkata court as a “travesty of justice”, and said justice must not only be done but ...
Actor Saif Ali Khan attack: Row in Bengal after arrest of suspected Bangladeshi
BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya said that INDIA bloc parties that exploit illegal immigrants as vote banks should apologise ...
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Doctors in Bengal hospital on hunger strike in protest against suspension of 12 colleagues
A total of 38 doctors of state-run Medinipur Medical College and Hospital in West Bengal are on a marathon hunger strike to protest against the state government’s decision to suspend 12 of their ...
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Bengal witnessing unbridled settlement of Rohingyas: Sukanta Majumdar
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday alleged that West Bengal is witnessing an unbridled settlement of Rohingyas due to the patronage of the ruling Trinamool Congress. “Rohingyas have ...
West Bengal woman fights off two biker, foils daylight loot bid
Suparna Bhattacharya, a homemaker, bravely thwarted a robbery attempt by two bike-borne miscreants in broad daylight at ...