RG Kar murder case: CBI to seek death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy before Calcutta high court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will file an appeal before the Calcutta high court, seeking death penalty for Sanjay Roy, who was sentenced to "life imprisonment until death" by a Sealdah court in the RG Kar rape and murder case.

The agency received legal advice suggesting that the case may be categorised as the "rarest of rare", deserving capital punishment, officials added. The CBI is likely to file the appeal against the Sealdah court order as soon as possible with detailed arguments in favour of capital punishment, they said.