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Kolkata rape and murder case: There is a growing demand for the death sentence for the Kolkata rape and murder convict, however, the court said that the case does not fall in the 'rarest of the rare' category. There is a split opinion over giving capital punishment in India. Kolkata RG Kar Hospital case:  The high-profile Kolkata doctor rape and murder case concluded after a city court sentenced Sanjay Roy, the accused, to life imprisonment till death on Monday. Roy was convicted of the rape and murder of an on-duty doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on Saturday. However, the case is likely to move to the higher courts, depending on the two parties' next move. Roy was held guilty of the crime committed against the postgraduate trainee doctor at the hospital on August 9 last year, which sparked off unprecedented and prolonged nationwide protests led by doctors. 'Not the rarest of the rare' Judge Anirban Das said the crime did not fall under t...

  A video of two women being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur has sparked nationwide outrage. In Parliament, opposition parties cornered the government over the issue. By India Today News Desk : Manipur, which was slowly limping back to a sense of normalcy, is once again gripped with tension after a May 4 video surfaced on social video platforms, showing two  women being paraded naked by dozens of men.  The video emerged on social media late Wednesday night. The women in the video belonged to one of the warring communities in the hill state. The mob also allegedly gang-raped one of the women and her brother was killed when he tried to intervene. The incident triggered outrage, with leaders across political lines condemning the heinous act. Opposition parties also cornered the ruling BJP government in Parliament over the incident. Here are top developments in the story: 1.        A day after the video went viral on social me...