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‘Not rarest of rare’, says court, gives life to RG Kar convict

IndiaTimes Monday, 20 January 2025
A sessions court in Kolkata sentenced former traffic police volunteer Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a junior doctor. The court resisted calls for the death penalty, deeming the case not the 'rarest of rare'. Roy was also fined and compensation was awarded to the victim's family.
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