A volunteer member of the Kolkata Police force has gone on trial for the rape and murder of a female doctor at a hospital in India, claiming he was framed.

The trial for the Kolkata doctor rape-murder case began, with the accused Sanjay Roy alleging he was framed by senior police officers. The proceedings were held with the victim's father present as a witness.

KOLKATA (Reuters) - A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India.

As members of the West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Forum took out a torch rally from the office of the state medical council to the local office of the CBI in Kolkata, they were joined by several civil society activists and common people,

The trial for the harrowing rape and murder case of a doctor began in Kolkata, drawing nationwide attention. Accused Sanjay Roy appeared in court, maintaining his innocence. Arrested in August, Roy faces severe charges.