Court finds Sanjoy Roy guilty in R G Kar rape and murder case, quantum of punishment on Monday

Roy was booked nether conception 64 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (rape), conception 66 (punishment for causing decease oregon resulting successful a persistent vegetative state) and 103 (punishment for murder). He was arrested by the Kolkata Police connected August 10, a time aft the 31-year-old doctor’s assemblage was recovered wrong the seminar country of the R G Kar Hospital.

The Judge successful the unfastened tribunal informed Sanjoy Roy, “You person been accused that connected 9 August you entered RG Kar and you attacked the doctor, and she died, and (you) besides sexually assaulted her. The transgression is proved and truthful you are recovered guilty. The quantum volition beryllium fixed connected Monday. My reflection is based by the grounds fixed by CBI. You are sent to jailhouse today.”

During the 66-day successful camera trial, the CBI counsel relied heavy connected biologic evidence — DNA samples, viscera and toxicology reports — isolated from a layered dependable investigation (LVA) to found Roy arsenic the perpetrator of the crime.

It said saliva swab samples and DNA samples connected the victim’s assemblage had matched with that of Roy. The bureau claimed the unfortunate had enactment up a conflict and 5 blunt unit injuries were recovered connected Roy’s body.

Subsequently, CBI arrested Tala constabulary presumption officer-in-charge Abhijit Mandal and erstwhile RG Kar main Sandip Ghosh. Both were arrested for alleged demolition of grounds and “hushing up” the lawsuit but successful December 2024, the 2 were granted bail by the Sealdah tribunal arsenic the CBI failed to record a chargesheet against some the accused 90 days aft their arrest. Ghosh remains successful judicial custody successful different lawsuit related to alleged fiscal irregularities astatine the aesculapian college.