RG Kar verdict: Why isn’t it rarest of rare crime, ask parents, slam investigation

KOLKATA: “Why is our daughter’s brutal murder not a rarest of rare crime,” the stunned parents of RG Kar rape-and-murder victim asked after convict Sanjay Roy was sent to jail for the remainder of his life.
“My daughter was on duty at a govt hospital in Kolkata on Aug 9 last year when she was raped and then killed. Today, the judge stated that the incident was not rarest of rare. This is the failure of the investigating agency. CBI could not prove this case as rarest of rare. That is why the judge did not give Sanjay Roy the maximum punishment, which is death,” the victim’s mother said outside court.
The parents said they were not happy with the judgment but clarified that they were not questioning it.
“We have nothing to say about the punishment handed out to Sanjay Roy. We’re not concerned if he gets life sentence or death. We demand that all the culprits involved in the heinous crime be punished. We have faith in law and will wait for the punishment of all the culprits so that my daughter’s soul gets peace. None can compensate for the death of my daughter. God had gifted me a diamond and I lost her forever,” the distraught mother said, breaking down.
The victim’s father said, “We have not received justice yet. We don’t believe Sanjay Roy alone committed the crime. We will continue demanding justice by seeking punishment for all the culprits. The judge has done what he felt was right. There are HC and SC, and we will be waiting for justice.”
The victim’s neighbours expressed disappointment and announced cancellation of amusement programmes, celebrations and events until the convict is sentenced to death. “We were shocked when he was handed life imprisonment,” Soumen Chakraborty, a neighbour, said.