The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday opposed the West Bengal government's appeal before the Calcutta High Court against the life imprisonment sentence to Sanjay Roy, who was convicted of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata last year.

The Calcutta High Court granted permission for the West Bengal government to appeal the life sentence given to Sanjay Roy in the RG Kar hospital doctor's rape and murder case.

State seeks Calcutta High Court's permission to challenge Sealdah court's life sentence for convict Sanjay Roy in rape and murder case

A day after Mamata Banerjee expressed 'shock' over Sealdah Court's verdict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, the West Bengal government moved the Calcutta High Court demanding the death penalty for the convict.

In Bengal's Hooghly, a Pocso court sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl, marking the fifth such verdict in the state

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.

The Calcutta High Court today, Tuesday, January 21, granted permission to the West Bengal government to file an appeal against the Sealdah court's order regarding the RG Kar convict's sentencing, reported PTI.

The West Bengal government appeals for the death penalty in the Sanjoy Roy case after a sessions court sentences him to life imprisonment for the rape and murder of a junior doctor. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expresses dissatisfaction,