According to Indian media, a Kolkata court on Saturday convicted the civic volunteer who raped and murdered a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last year.
The main accused Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer with Kolkata Police, was arrested a day after the gruesome incident on August 9, 2024, and charged with rape and murder.
He was convicted of rape under Section 64 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and murder under Sections 66 and 103(1).
The judge said: “I have examined all the evidence and witnesses, also heard the arguments. After getting through all of these, I have found you guilty. You are guilty. You must be punished.”
The court will announce the verdict on Monday. The verdict comes more than five months after the horrifying incident, which left the entire nation in shock.
Sanjay’s statement in the court
Sanjay Roy appealed to the judge that he had been falsely implicated in the case.
“I have not done this. Those who have done this are being let go. I have been falsely implicated,” he told the court, news agency ANI reported
“I always wear a chain of rudraksh on my neck. If I had committed the crime, my chain would have been broken in place of occurrence. I can't commit this crime,” accused Sanjay Roy added.
Judge’s statement
“You will be heard on Monday. Now, I am sending you to judicial custody. Your punishment will be announced on Monday. I have fixed the time at 12:30 to hear. Then will announce the punishment,” the judge said.
In November last year, the CBI filed a charge-sheet concerning financial irregularities at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
The charge-sheet named RG Kar's ex-principal Sandip Ghosh and others, including Dr. Ashish Kumar Pandey, Biplab Singha, Suman Hazra, and Afsar Ali Khan, for their involvement in financial misconduct. This investigation was initiated following an order by the Calcutta high court.
In addition to the corruption case, Sandip Ghosh faced questioning regarding the murder case. As part of the probe, the CBI conducted polygraph tests on him.
A delay in filing the chargesheet resulted in bail being granted to the accused, including Abhijit Mondal and Sandip Ghosh.
Victim’s father not happy with CBI probe
Earlier on Saturday, the father of the deceased doctor said whatever punishment is appropriate will be decided by the court.
The father, however, said whatever punishment is appropriate would be decided by the court.
“The CBI has done nothing in this matter. There is no question of satisfaction here. We have raised several questions before the (Calcutta) high court and the Supreme Court. We have sought answers from the court itself. We did not seek answers from the CBI, but the court assigned all responsibility to the CBI,” ANI quoted the victim's father as saying.
He asserted that the family would continue to knock on the court's door until they received justice in the case.
"Not just one, but the DNA report shows the presence of four boys and one girl. We will feel some relief when the accused are punished. Until we get justice, we will keep knocking on the doors of the court and will also seek the support of the people of the country," the father said.
"In two months, the court reviewed all the evidence and whatever punishment is appropriate will be decided by the court," he added.
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