The Calcutta High Court is set to continue hearing the plea of the RG Kar rape-murder victim’s parents. They are demanding a deeper CBI investigation into the tragic case from August 9. The Supreme Court recently granted approval for the hearing to proceed. This has renewed hopes for justice and accountability in the case.
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court is set to resume hearing the plea from the parents of the RG Kar victim, seeking a further CBI investigation into the rape-murder case from August 9.
On Thursday, the matter was brought before Justice Tirthankar Ghosh, who was informed that the Supreme Court has clarified that the Calcutta High Court is authorized to hear the parents’ petition.
The High Court has scheduled the hearing for Monday.
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A new lawyer, Advocate Shamim Ahmed, will represent the victim’s parents, taking over from Advocate Gargi Goswami, who previously represented them in the case. The legal issue arose when the parents filed a plea requesting the CBI to re-examine the conspiracy and destruction of evidence related to the August 9 incident.
The victim’s family believes that the trial court’s conviction of the accused, Sanjoy Roy, did not adequately address who conspired to murder their daughter or the attempts to destroy evidence.
In this context, both former RG Kar principal Sandip Ghosh and former Tala OC Abhijit Mondal were granted default bail by a lower court after the CBI failed to submit a charge sheet within the required 90 days.
The High Court informed the parents that, since the Supreme Court was already reviewing the case, it required clarification on whether it could proceed with the hearing.
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court confirmed that the High Court has the authority to hear the matter. In their writ petition, the parents expressed their dissatisfaction with the CBI investigation and requested a “transparent investigation under the supervision of this court.”
The family is seeking periodic updates from the CBI to keep the High Court informed of their findings.
On August 9 last year, a 31-year-old junior doctor was raped and murdered at the state-run RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata. Her body was discovered in the hospital’s seminar room. The incident sparked nationwide outrage and led to prolonged protests by junior doctors in West Bengal, demanding justice and improved security at government hospitals.
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The trial began on November 11, three months after the incident, in a Kolkata court. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which took over the case from the Kolkata Police following a directive from the Calcutta High Court, has sought the “maximum punishment” for Roy. The trial concluded on January 9.
Sanjay Roy, a civic volunteer with Kolkata Police, was convicted on Saturday for the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. The crime, which occurred on August 9, triggered nationwide outrage over women’s safety. The verdict, delivered by Anirban Das, Additional District and Sessions Judge of the Sealdah court, came 57 days after the in-camera trial commenced on November 12.
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