{"id":54,"date":"2025-01-18T14:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T14:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/police-volunteer-in-india-convicted-in-rape-and-murder-of-doctor-that-sparked-widespread-protests\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T14:42:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T14:42:15","slug":"police-volunteer-in-india-convicted-in-rape-and-murder-of-doctor-that-sparked-widespread-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/police-volunteer-in-india-convicted-in-rape-and-murder-of-doctor-that-sparked-widespread-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Police volunteer in India convicted in rape and murder of doctor that sparked widespread protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A police volunteer was found guilty of the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/doctor-raped-murdered-india-details-thousands-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">rape and murder of a trainee doctor<\/a><\/span> in India, a crime that <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/india-rape-case-doctor-kolkata-protests-clashes-with-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">sparked countrywide protests and hospital strikes last year.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Judge Anirban Das said the sentence for 33-year-old Sanjay Roy will be announced on Monday and could range from life imprisonment to the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>Protests erupted in West Bengal last August to demand justice after the body of a 31-year-old trainee doctor was found with multiple injuries in a lecture hall in Kolkata&#8217;s state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital. Authorities at the time said the woman had gone to the lecture hall to rest during a night shift when she was attacked.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/07\/dfb0bca6-1af1-4b77-a1dc-0f5fe1fdac41\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ab127d259490816c573bd9afd4a3546b\/gettyimages-2175852747.jpg?v=b37f0cace52a6645c18f53563f47da2c#\" alt=\"Junior Doctors Protest Rally In Kolkata Demanding Justice For Victim Of RG Kar Medical College Rape And Murder Case \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/07\/dfb0bca6-1af1-4b77-a1dc-0f5fe1fdac41\/thumbnail\/620x413\/ab127d259490816c573bd9afd4a3546b\/gettyimages-2175852747.jpg?v=b37f0cace52a6645c18f53563f47da2c 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/10\/07\/dfb0bca6-1af1-4b77-a1dc-0f5fe1fdac41\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/e004f8113045a93e398481759a9d3968\/gettyimages-2175852747.jpg?v=b37f0cace52a6645c18f53563f47da2c 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20620%20413'%2F%3E\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Junior doctors take out a protest rally from SSKM Hospital to Esplanade demanding justice for the murdered RG Kar doctor and security in hospitals at Esplanade on October 4, 2024 in Kolkata, India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Samir Jana\/Hindustan Times via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>An autopsy later found the victim had been raped and assaulted before she died. It also suggested she resisted and may have been tortured before being murdered.<\/p>\n<p>Roy was arrested a day after the crime but was not <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/india-police-charge-man-rape-murder-doctor-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">officially charged until nearly two months later.<\/a><\/span> He has since consistently maintained his innocence and told the court that he was not guilty.<\/p>\n<p>The trial in the case was fast-tracked through India&#8217;s notoriously sluggish legal system and arguments began in November. It also highlighted once again the chronic issue of violence against women in the country.<\/p>\n<p>After the incident, doctors and medical students across India held protests and rallies demanding justice and better security for them. Thousands of women across the country also protested on the streets, demanding justice for the victim as they participated in &#8220;Reclaim The Night&#8221; marches. Some protesters called for the perpetrator of the crime to be given the death penalty.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/18\/c089b12c-1c63-4718-8014-e61f22547eff\/thumbnail\/620x413\/23c4c83ce4ca227579a603b279fc099f\/gettyimages-2193903626.jpg?v=b37f0cace52a6645c18f53563f47da2c#\" alt=\"INDIA-CRIME-WOMEN-PROTEST \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/18\/c089b12c-1c63-4718-8014-e61f22547eff\/thumbnail\/620x413\/23c4c83ce4ca227579a603b279fc099f\/gettyimages-2193903626.jpg?v=b37f0cace52a6645c18f53563f47da2c 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/18\/c089b12c-1c63-4718-8014-e61f22547eff\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/c9d3e79f483d5a161d04b666fe2afe7b\/gettyimages-2193903626.jpg?v=b37f0cace52a6645c18f53563f47da2c 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20620%20413'%2F%3E\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Social activists shout slogans near the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court in Kolkata on January 18, 2025, where a trial for the suspect of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital is underway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                DIBYANGSHU SARKAR\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The incident highlighted rising sexual violence against women in India and prompted India&#8217;s Supreme Court to set up a national task force that suggested ways to enhance safety measures in government hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Many cases of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/entertainment-india-violence-82827eac02acfc9cd5cb5a42d11191dd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">crimes against women<\/a>\u00a0go unreported in India due to the stigma surrounding sexual violence, as well as a lack of faith in the police. Women&#8217;s rights activists say the problem is particularly acute in rural areas, where the community sometimes shames victims of sexual assault and families worry about their social standing.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the number of recorded rape cases in the country has increased. In 2022, police recorded 31,516 reports of rape \u2014 a 20% jump from 2021, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/ncrb.gov.in\/crime-in-india-table-content.html?year=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Crime Records Bureau<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/india-alleged-gang-rape-torture-woman-paraded-in-streets-delhi-arrests\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">gang rape and killing of a 23-year-old student<\/a><\/span> on a New Delhi bus galvanized massive protests across India. It inspired lawmakers to order harsher penalties for such crimes, as well as the creation of fast-track courts dedicated to rape cases. The government also introduced the death penalty for repeat offenders.<\/p>\n<p>The rape law amended in 2013 also criminalized stalking and voyeurism and lowered the age at which a person can be tried as an adult from 18 to 16.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \"\/><!-- tags --><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a 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