Victim's parents and West Bengal government expressed disappointment with the life sentence imposed on Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar Medical rape and murder case.

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.

The former civic police volunteer was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court in Kolkata on Monday.

West Bengal government appeals for death penalty in doctor's rape and murder case, challenging life sentence decision.

Kolkata: 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.

A Kolkata court on Monday criticised the authorities at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and the police for attempting to cover up the murder of a junior doctor as a suicide, Live Law reported.

Mamata reiterates her dissatisfaction with trial court’s order: ‘If someone is a monster, then how can the society show humanity?’

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

An Indian court awarded the 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. The woman's body was found in a classroom at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital on Aug.

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.