An Indian police volunteer was convicted on Saturday of the rape and murder of a junior doctor at a hospital in the eastern city Kolkata, in the speedy trial of a crime that sparked national outrage over a lack of safety for women.

An Indian court on Saturday found a 33-year-old man guilty for the rape and murder of a doctor, a crime that sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year.

An Indian court has convicted a 33-year-old man of raping and murdering a doctor. The crime sparked nationwide protests and hospital strikes last year.

Sanjay Roy denied the charges, claiming he was framed, but Judge Das ruled circumstantial evidence proved his guilt.

Doctors in the Indian city of Kolkata say they'll continue protesting until 'justice' is given to the female doctor who was raped and murdered at work last year, despite a guilty verdict. Civic police volunteer Sanjay Roy was convicted of the crimes in a Kolkata court yesterday and is facing a possible death sentence.