Law

RG Kar verdict: Calcutta HC to hear pleas by CBI, Bengal govt today

IANS | January 27, 2025 8:28 AM

Kolkata, Jan 27 (IANS) Two parallel and crucial hearings are scheduled at a division bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Monday, on similar pleas filed by two different parties challenging the order by the special court in Kolkata last week sentencing civic volunteer Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the rape and murder of a woman doctor of state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.

IT searches at leading Tollywood producer Dil Raju’s properties

IANS | January 21, 2025 2:16 PM

Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted searches at the properties of prominent film-maker and Telangana State Film Development Corporation (TSFDC) Chairman Dil Raju, his relatives and some other Tollywood personalities.

RG Kar verdict: BJP’s Malviya seeks probe against Bengal CM, ex-top cop

IANS | January 20, 2025 7:26 PM

Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) As a special court in Kolkata on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy -- the sole accused in the rape and murder case of a woman doctor, to life imprisonment -- the BJP demanded a probe against West Bengal Chief Minister and the former Kolkata Police Commissioner.

RG Kar verdict: Mamata unhappy with 'life imprisonment' for convict, says 'death penalty was sought'

IANS | January 20, 2025 5:35 PM

Kolkata, Jan 20 (IANS) As a special court in Kolkata on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy, convicted in the case of ghastly rape and murder of a junior women doctor of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital within the hospital premises in August last year to life imprisonment, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee expressed her displeasure and dissatisfaction over the quantum of sentence.