Ganesh Kendale
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed its first chargesheet in the RG Kar Hospital case, accusing Sanjay Roy of the rape and murder of a postgraduate trainee doctor.
The chargesheet, presented in a Sialdah court in West Bengal, identifies Sanjay Roy as the sole accused, ruling out the possibility of gang rape.
The CBI has interrogated nearly 100 witnesses and conducted 12 polygraph tests in its investigation.
Sanjay Roy, who was arrested by the Kolkata Police on August 10, a day after the incident, maintains that he is being framed. However, the CBI regards him as the primary suspect in the case.
The 33-year-old suspect was initially identified from CCTV footage at the hospital and was traced after his Bluetooth earphone was found near the victim’s body in the seminar hall on the third floor of the emergency building.
Police believe the victim was gagged, sustaining multiple injuries and suffering a broken thyroid cartilage due to strangulation.
Sanjay Roy was seen entering the hospital at 4am on August 9 and leaving around 40 minutes later.
His earphone was missing when he exited, but the device later reconnected with his cellphone.
Forensic evidence, including blood and skin found under the victim’s fingernails, also matched Roy’s DNA, further implicating him in the crime.
The body of the trainee doctor was found in the seminar hall on August 9, prompting an investigation that has now led to formal charges against Roy.
