Post Conviction In RG Kar Rape-Murder Case, Union Minister Raises Doubts Over Involvement Of More Than 1 Person

Kolkata: Moments after the Sealdah court pronounced former civic volunteer Sanjoy Roy guilty in the RG Kar rape and murder case on Saturday, Union Minister and BJP leader Sukanta Majumdar said there were doubts regarding the involvement of more than one person in the crime.

The Sealdah court complex was cordoned off, with a heavy deployment of 300 security personnel on Saturday ahead of the verdict in the RG Kar case.

Hundreds of people from different walks of life gathered outside the court and raised slogans, some of them holding placards and banners demanding death penalty for Roy.

After pronouncing the verdict, the judge observed that the safety and security of the accused was also important, before sending him back to jail.

On August 9 last year, the body of a 31-year-old trainee doctor was found in a semi-naked state in the seminar hall of the government hospital.

According to reports, the victim had 16 external and nine internal injuries, with the postmortem confirming death by manual strangulation following sexual assault.

Sanjay Roy was arrested the next day and identified through a Bluetooth earphone set found near victim’s body and CCTV footage showing him entering the hall.

The incident sparked widespread outrage and protests across India, led by doctors, medical students, and the Indian Medical Association, demanding justice and improved safety measures for healthcare professionals.