CBI Rules Out Gang-Rape, Sanjay Roy Lone Accused In Kolkata Case: Report
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has come to the conclusion that Sanjay Roy is the lone accused in the brutal rape and murder of the Kolkata trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, according to NDTV.
The CBI inquiry has reportedly ruled out gangrape, as evidence gathered indicates only Roy’s involvement in the crime.
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According to NDTV’s sources, the inquiry is in its “final stages,” and the CBI is expected to file charges soon. The news agency also stated that the medical report, which includes the accused’s DNA, has been sent to experts at Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Following the final opinion of the experts’, the agency will conclude their inquiry.
After recording more than 100 statements and conducting 10 polygraph tests, the CBI found no reason to believe more than one individual was involved in the August 9 crime that triggered a series of widespread protests across the country, reported NDTV.
Civil volunteer Sanjay Roy was seen entering the building around the estimated time of the crime in CCTV. His Bluetooth headphones were also found near the crime scene. Nearly a week after the crime, the Calcutta High Court transferred the case to the CBI.
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Meanwhile, the former principal of RG Kar, Dr. Sandip Ghosh, was arrested on Monday over alleged financial irregularities during his tenure. Ghosh, who resigned after the incident surfaced on “moral grounds” but was appointed as the head of another state-run hospital within hours, was accused by a former hospital employee of selling unclaimed bodies, trafficking in biomedical waste, and passing tenders against the commission paid by medicine suppliers.
Ghosh has been suspended by the Bengal government and the state doctor’s body. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at Ghosh’s residence on Friday over corruption charges.
Three others, including a security guard, have been arrested.
The family members of the deceased doctor alleged that the police tried to suppress the case by cremating her body swiftly. The doctor’s father alleged that the Kolkata police also tried to bribe them with money.
The West Bengal assembly Tuesday unanimously passed the anti-rape “Aparajita” bill, introduced by the Mamata Banerjee government, making Bengal the first state to amend central laws addressing rape, gang-rape, and sexual crimes against children.
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It will be sent to West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose and subsequently to President Droupadi Murmu for approval. The bill, Aparajita Woman and Child Bill (West Bengal Criminal Laws and Amendment) 2024, mandates the death penalty for rape and sexual offences in cases where the victim dies or is left in a vegetative state. It also mandates life imprisonment without parole for those convicted of rape. The bill also calls for the formation of a task force to ensure that the accused are punished within 21 days of the preliminary report.
