RG Kar rape-murder accused Sanjay Roy to be sentenced today

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Sanjay Roy, the accused in the Kolkata rape-murder case, is set to be sentenced today after being convicted by a CBI court on Saturday.

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00:00More news coming in, rapist killer Sanjay Roy is going to be sentenced today, shortly

00:07the court to pronounce the quantum of punishment for Sanjay Roy found guilty of raping and

00:13murdering the 31-year-old trainee doctor in the month of August last year.

00:18The accused here, the convicted Sanjay Roy has been taken to the Sialda court.

00:24He's been convicted of brutal crime that stunned India.

00:27The family seeking death for rapist killer, will Kolkata court offer closure to parents

00:33is the big question.

00:34Life in jail or death penalty.

00:36In the month of August last year, Abhaya was brutally raped by Sanjay Roy and her body

00:42was found in RGKAR seminar hall.

00:44This was a 31-year-old trainee doctor who was practicing in Kolkata's RGKAR medical

00:49hospital.

00:50TMC has demanded capital punishment, BJP says the suspects are still getting shielded.

00:56Anupam Mishra continues to be with us as importantly here the family also continues

01:01to maintain that this was a part of a larger conspiracy and that they believe that there

01:05are more people involved in this, isn't it Anupam?

01:08Well, Sneha, yes, the quantum of punishment will be announced in few hours from this Sialda

01:17court.

01:18I am in front of this Sialda court where already convicted Sanjay Roy has been taken inside.

01:24He is inside.

01:25The parents of the Abhaya are also inside and scheduled to start the proceeding around

01:3112.30 and initially the judge will hear Sanjay out what he has to say about his crime.

01:39Then he may he may talk to the parents of the Abhaya.

01:44Then he will pronounce the quantum of judgment.

01:46The Sanjay Roy has already been convicted and he has been taken here amid tight security.

01:52Several people are here, especially the doctors for several doctors are here to hear the verdict

02:01out.

02:02And everyone, as you know, that apart from parents of the victims, several thousands

02:10of people have come to the streets of Kolkata, demanded justice.

02:16And it did the protest ended for at least it just started and ended for at least about

02:24three to four months.

02:25And now everyone is here want to hear the the punishment, the quantum punishment, whether

02:32it is a life sentence or whether it is death sentence.

02:36And he has been convicted under BNS section 64, 66 and 103 or Anupam, I'll thank you for

02:43the moment.

02:44I'll keep coming back to you for more details on that story.

02:47The quantum of punishment is going to be pronounced today by the Cialda court.

02:53As you call rape and murder probe after five months of proceedings, the court has the Kolkata

02:57court has pronounced the key accused Sanjay Roy in this case guilty of murder and rape.

03:03The Kolkata sessions court is set to pronounce the sentence for Sanjay Roy today.

03:08He has been convicted on three major charges, punishment for rape, causing death by murder

03:13And Sanjay Roy has pleaded not guilty.

03:15He claimed he was wrongly framed by the real culprits.

03:18He said the actual criminals are walking free while he remains in prison.

03:22Victim's family has demanded harshest punishment for Sanjay Roy.

04:42Sanjay Roy's family has demanded harshest punishment for Sanjay Roy.

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