In a much-awaited verdict, the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court on Saturday has found accused Sanjay Roy guilty of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The verdict was pronounced by Justice Anirban Das. The quantum of punishment will be pronounced by the Court on Monday.
According to reports, the court said that Sections 64,66, 103/1 of BNS have been framed against the accused. "There is a complaint against the accused that he went to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital and went to the seminar room, assaulted and murdered the lady doctor taking rest there," the Court said.
"I have not done this. Those who have done this are being let go. I have been falsely implicated," accused Sanjay Roy said to the Court.
"I always wear a chain of rudraksh on my neck. If I commited the crime my chain would have been broken in place of occurrence. I can't commit this crime," accused Roy added.
However, Justice Das said that the accused will be next heard on Monday.
"You will be heard on Monday. Now, I am sending you to judicial custody. Your punishment will be announced on Monday. I have fixed the time at 12:30 to hear. Then will announce the punishment," he said.
The case, which involves the rape and murder of a trainee doctor whose body was found on August 9 in the hospital's seminar room, sparked widespread protests. After the incident, Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer at the hospital, was arrested in connection with the crime.
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