Kolkata doctor’s rape-murder case: Accused Sanjay Roy sent to 14-day judicial custody

Mangalore Today News Network

Kolkata, August 23, 2024: Sealdah court in Kolkata on Friday remanded prime accused Sanjay Roy to 14 days judicial custody in the doctor’s rape and murder case, which has left the entire nation shook.

Roy was arrested on August 10 by the CBI and his custody ended today.

On August 9, the body of a post-graduate trainee was discovered in the seminar room of a hospital. Subsequently, the civic volunteer was arrested the following day in connection with the incident.

The case was handed over to the CBI on August 14.

In the wake of the horrific incident, healthcare professionals across the country ceased work, staging protests demanding safe working environment for doctors. However, after the Supreme Court issued necessary safety directions.

Psychoanalytic profile suggests accused as a pervert
A psychoanalytic profile of Sanjay Roy, the arrested accused in the rape and murder of a woman doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, revealed he was a pervert and severely addicted to pornography. The Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) doctors described Roy as having an "animal-like instinct," according to a CBI officer.

"The man showed no repentance and narrated the entire episode giving every minute detail without hiccups. It appeared that he had no remorse," the official of the central probe agency told PTI on Thursday.

Several pornographic contents were discovered on Roy’s mobile phone, which was seized by the Kolkata Police before the investigation was transferred to the CBI following an order from the Calcutta High Court. Roy’s lack of remorse and detailed confession have raised significant concerns during the investigation.

Supreme Court tears into Kolkata police

The Supreme Court on Thursday criticized the Kolkata police for the delay in filing a case regarding the unnatural death of a woman doctor who was raped and killed at RG Kar Hospital. The court found the delay "extremely disturbing" and questioned the sequence of procedural formalities.

During the hearing of the suo motu case related to the crime, the Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the CBI, indicated that there was an attempt by the local police to cover up the case, stating that "the crime scene was ’altered’ by the time the federal agency took over the probe."

A three-judge bench noted lapses in the investigation by the Kolkata police. Highlighting the issues, the top court expressed surprise about the timing of the postmortem, which was conducted on August 9 between 6.10 pm to 7.10 pm, before the case was registered as unnatural death. The court was concerned about the "unexplained" 14-hour delay in filing the FIR.