A Kolkata court is set to announce the sentencing of Sanjay Roy, convicted of the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9

Sealdah Court found Sanjay Roy guilty in the RG Kar rape and murder case, but CPI(M)'s Md Salim claims more individuals are involved and criticizes the CBI for not furthering the case. BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya alleged evidence tampering.

Sanjay Roy to be sentenced today following his conviction for the brutal assault and killing of 31-year-old trainee doctor, sparking national outrage and calls for increased security in medical institutions.

The sentencing of Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, is set for today. A Kolkata court will announce the sentence, whether he would get life imprisonment or the death penalty.

Soon after his conviction in the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case, civic volunteer Sanjay Roy's mother, Malati Roy, affirmed that she would accept the punishment given to her son by the Sealdah sessions court.

Sanjay Roy has been found guilty of the heinous rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College, sparking national outrage.

The Additional District and session Judge Anirban Das also stated that the maximum possible sentence for Roy would be the death penalty, while the minimum sentence would be life imprisonment.

A court in India has convicted a man of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor - a crime that sparked nationwide outrage. 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.

The charges under which Roy has been convicted entail a minimum sentence of life imprisonment, while the maximum can be capital punishment.