BJP criticises life imprisonment verdict for Kolkata rape-murder convict as ‘travesty of justice’

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday criticised the sentence of life imprisonment for the convict in the R G Kar rape-murder case by a Kolkata court as a “travesty of justice”, and said just must not only be done but also be seen to be done.

BJP’s IT department head Amit Malviya, who is also his party’s organisational co-incharge for West Bengal, called for appealing the judgement and for probe agencies to investigate the role of the then Kolkata commissioner and the state’s chief minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly destroying the evidence.

He said on X, “Life imprisonment and a 50,000-rupee fine for Sanjoy Roy, accused in the RG Kar rape and murder case, is a travesty of justice. The verdict must be appealed.” PTI