Court Orders Rs 17 Lakh Assistance To RG Kar Victim’s Parents, They Say ‘No’

In Kolkata, a former civic police volunteer, Sanjay Roy, was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a 34-year-old doctor at RG Kar hospital. The court ordered a compensation of Rs 17 lakh to be paid to the victim’s parents, who declined the financial assistance, seeking justice instead. Despite demands for the death penalty, the court ruled that the case did not qualify as the “rarest of rare” and sentenced Roy to life in prison based on evidence presented during the trial.

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