RG Kar Hospital Rape-Murder Case: CBI Charge Sheet Has Enough Evidence To Nail Sanjay Roy

By OB Bureau On Oct 9, 2024

New Delhi: RG Kar rape and murder accused Sanjay Roy claimed in court on Tuesday that he was innocent, but the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) charge sheet has enough evidence to nail Roy and prove his guilt, CNN-News18 reported. In its first charge sheet in the case, the agency has cited material, technical and scientific evidence to hold Roy guilty of the rape and murder of the 31-year-old trainee doctor at the hospital.

Saliva, DNA, hair, blood stains

The DNA profiling report cited by CBI shows that Roy’s saliva was found on the body of the victim. “The nipple swab shows the presence of his saliva,” according to CBI. It adds that Roy’s DNA was also found on the material collected from under the nail of the victim. A ‘short hair’ found at the scene of crime also belongs to Roy,” the charge sheet says. Roy’s DNA also matched with samples collected from the deceased’s body. Apart from this, the blood stains of the victim have been found on the jeans and footwear of the accused. He is seen wearing the same clothes in the CCTV footage. Kolkata Police had recovered his clothes from the barrack of 4th Kolkata armed police where Roy resided, the report added.

Mobile tower location

The mobile tower location proves Roy’s presence at RG Kar Hospital between 3.30 and 4 am on August 9. As per the autopsy report, the deceased was killed around the time.

CCTV camera

The CCTV cameras have also captured Roy entering the hospital around this time as well as on the third floor of the building where the seminar hall — the scene of the crime is located. “He is seen entering the hospital, waving to the security guard and then exiting the trauma centre. He is again spotted at 4.03 hours on August 9, moving from the right side of the camera towards the ward on the third floor. At 4.31, the accused moves towards the camera turns around and goes back towards the ward. At 4.32 am, he is seen holding a helmet in his left hand without his Bluetooth neckband and then he moves towards the right of the camera,” according to CBI.

Material evidence

As per CBI, Roya is seen entering RG Kar wearing a Bluetooth band around his neck. The CCTV camera, however, captures him leaving without it. A Bluetooth band found at the scene of the crime matched with what was seen on camera. CBI says it also paired with the mobile device of the civic volunteer.

Multi-doctor team

Before filing its charge sheet, CBI consulted a specialist team of doctors to examine the evidence. “A multi-institutional medical board (MIMB) comprising expert members from AIIMs, RML, Lady Hardinge, Vardhaman Mahavir Medical College, Safdarjung Hospital, and Maulana Azad Medical College under the chairmanship of AIIMS’ forensic medicine professor who gave a medico-legal opinion on the case,” according to the agency said.

As per the charge sheet, the doctors believed that the victim died because of asphyxia and was subjected to sexual assault 12 hours before post-mortem.

The doctors also said the magisterial inquest report was consistent with the post-mortem report. This is a significant finding since questions have been raised if the post-mortem process itself was vitiated. The MIMB, CBI said, also considered the injuries on Roy and opined that these are blunt-force injuries “consistent with resistance/struggle by the victim”. The agency, however, told the court that the final report of the MIMB is awaited.

The agency believes that Roy’s motive was to sexually assault the doctor and she was killed while resisting him. CBI has also said it is investigating former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh and officer-in-charge of Tala police station Abhijeet Mondal on charges of destruction of evidence, the report added.