R.G. Kar doctor rape-murder case: Sanjay Roy’s mother says he should get the punishment he deserves

Mother of convicted man accepts his punishment as destiny, willing to face consequences if guilty.

The mother of Sanjay Roy, who was convicted for the rape and murder of the medic of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, on Sunday (January 19, 2025) said if her son is guilty then he should get the punishment he deserves, even if it means hanging.

She said she will "cry alone" but will accept his punishment as destiny.

Initially reticent to speak to the media after the Sealdah court convicted Roy on January 18, Malati Roy the mother of Sanjay told reporters on Sunday (January 19) morning that being a woman, and a mother of three daughters, "I can feel the anguish and pain of the mother of the woman medic who is like my daughter."

"If the court decides to hang him to death, I don't have any objection as his crime has been proved in the eye of the law, I will cry alone but accept it as a quirk of fate, something willed by destiny," the 70-year-old-woman said standing on the doorstep of her shanty on Shambhunath Pandit Street, about 5 km away from the commotion and buzz at Sealdah Court the other day.

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Asked if she had turned up during any of the court hearings or met Roy at the lockup, she replied "No. Why should I? Despite my failing health I would have tried to visit if the charges were found to be untrue." Sanjay has three sisters and one of them died years back.

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