India, July 16 -- The Calcutta high court will hear a petition filed by Sanjoy Roy challenging his conviction for the rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in September, his lawyer said.

Roy, a former Kolkata police civic volunteer, was sentenced to spend the rest of his life in jail for the rape and murder of the doctor in August last year that triggered nationwide outrage. In Kolkata, tens of thousands of people repeatedly flooded the streets to demand justice for the victim.

Senior lawyer Kaushik Gupta said Roy was innocent.

"He was falsely framed in the case to shield the actual culprits. We moved the petition earlier. The court admitted it on Tuesday.. The bench directed the matter to appear in the mon...