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Life in prison for man in India doctor rape and murder case

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A court in India has given the life sentence to a man for the rape and murder of a junior doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide outrage and protests.

The judge rejected demands for the death penalty but said that Sanjoy Roy, a hospital volunteer who was convicted over the weekend, would spend the rest of his life in jail.

Roy has maintained he is innocent and is expected to appeal the verdict in a higher court.

The victim’s family said they wanted him to be hanged, and that they were “shocked” by the verdict.

“We will continue our fight, and won’t let investigations stop… Come what may, we will fight for justice,” the woman’s father told AFP.

Indian law prohibits revealing the identity of victims of sexual violence and that of their family members.

The doctor’s murder, which occurred last year at the hospital in Kolkata city in West Bengal state where she worked, had sent shockwaves across the country.

The 31 year-old woman had gone to sleep in the seminar hall of the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital after a gruelling shift. Her half-naked, severely injured body was later discovered near a podium by a colleague.

The crime sparked widespread protests and concerns over the safety of healthcare workers in India, especially women.

According to the chargesheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which the BBC has seen, Roy went to the hospital in a drunken state and found the female doctor sleeping alone.

The autopsy report indicated that the woman had been strangled and had injury marks that showed she fought back.

Roy was arrested a day after the crime and has consistently denied the allegations, .

In Kolkata, doctors sat on strike for weeks, demanding action against the accused and officials who they said were complicit in delaying or derailing the investigation.

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