RG Kar case: Will not challenge court verdict, says convict’s sister

Kolkata — A special court in Kolkata on Saturday found Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer, guilty of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital. The court will pronounce the sentence, which could range from life imprisonment to the death penalty, on Monday.

Roy’s elder sister told reporters Saturday evening that the family would not appeal the verdict. “We apologise to the members of the victim’s family. The law has found my brother guilty and he will be punished accordingly. I have nothing else to say. The administration will do what is right. What we desire really does not matter,” the victim’s elder sister claimed. She also said that she did not have much connection with her brother for quite some time.​

“I was not aware of his present whereabouts much,” she said. On Monday, before the sentence will be pronounced, the judge of the special court Anirban Das will separately hear the closing statements of both Sanjay Roy as well as the parents of the victim.​

The victim’s body was discovered in a seminar hall on the R.G. Kar premises Aug. 9. The trial began Nov. 11, and the conviction was reached 162 days later.

While the court has reached a verdict on the rape and murder charges, the investigation into potential evidence tampering is ongoing.