Kolkata: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday opposed the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal Government's appeal for the death penalty to Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case.

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.

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

The West Bengal government has appealed to the Calcutta High Court for the death penalty for Sanjoy Roy, convicted in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case, after the trial court sentenced him to life imprisonment.

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

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.

By Ritika Jain A Kolkata sessions court’s January 20 decision sentencing Sanjay Roy to life in prison for the August 2024 rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College was met with great dismay and disappointment.

The Bengal government has moved a division bench to file an appeal for the death penalty for the convict, Sanjay Roy, in the RG Kar rape-murder case.