{"id":28870,"date":"2025-01-19T07:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T12:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=28870"},"modified":"2025-01-19T07:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T12:50:30","slug":"man-found-guilty-in-india-doctor-rape-and-murder-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2025\/01\/19\/man-found-guilty-in-india-doctor-rape-and-murder-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Man found guilty in India doctor rape and murder case"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A court in India has convicted a man of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor – a crime that sparked nationwide outrage.<\/b><\/p>\n

Sanjay Roy, a hospital volunteer worker, was found guilty over the attack, which happened in August last year at a hospital in Kolkata city in West Bengal state.<\/p>\n

The incident caused shockwaves across the country, leading to widespread protests and concerns over the safety of healthcare workers in India, especially women.<\/p>\n

Judge Anirban Das said the sentence, which will be announced on Monday, would range from life in prison to the death penalty. Roy has maintained his innocence and said previously that he was being framed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The victim’s mother told the AFP news agency that people would lose faith in India’s legal system if Roy was not handed the death penalty.<\/p>\n

The body of the 31-year-old doctor, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was found on 9 August 2024 at at the busy, state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.<\/p>\n

After a gruelling 36-hour shift, she had gone to sleep in the hospital’s seminar hall. Her half-naked, severely injured, body was later discovered near a podium by a colleague.<\/p>\n

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