Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison

Indian police volunteer gets life sentence for rape, murder of Kolkata junior doctor
An Indian court awarded a 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, rejecting demands for the death penalty and saying it was not a rare crime.
Kolkata medic’s rape-murder case: CBI seeks death sentence for Sanjay Roy in HC
The CBI filed an appeal on Wednesday before the Calcutta High Court, seeking death sentence for Sanjay Roy, who was sentenced to “life imprisonment until death” by a Sealdah court in the rape-cum-murder case of an on-duty doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital,
Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison in the rape and killing of trainee doctor
An Indian court has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last year.
India police volunteer sentenced to life over rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata
Sanjay Roy, a police volunteer, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for the rape and murder of a trainee doctor attacked while on duty in Kolkata — a crime that sparked widespread protests across India.
Indian state contests life sentence of murder, rape convict, seeks death, source says
India's West Bengal state launched an appeal on Tuesday to overturn a life sentence in favour of the death penalty for a police volunteer convicted of the rape and murder of a junior doctor, a senior lawyer aware of the development said.
Life in Prison for Hospital Rape and Murder That Shocked India
The police had sought the death penalty in a horrific but familiar crime. Its handling by the local authorities had outraged the nation.

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