The CBI chargesheet in the RG Kar rape and murder case disclosed critical evidence that resulted in the arrest of Sanjoy Roy. The detailed findings shed light on the events leading to the crime and Roy’s involvement. This evidence played a pivotal role in linking him to the case.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a chargesheet in the case involving the rape and murder of a second-year postgraduate trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The chargesheet, submitted on Tuesday at a special court in Sealdah, outlines the circumstances of the crime, the nature of the victim’s injuries, the cause of death, and the evidence gathered against the accused.
Sanjoy Roy, a former contractual employee with Kolkata Police, has been charged with the rape and murder of the doctor, who was on duty at the time. According to CBI sources, statements from around 200 individuals recorded as part of the investigation.
The CBI’s chargesheet largely follows the investigation initially carried out by Kolkata Police, relying heavily on both digital and material evidence to establish Roy’s presence at the crime scene. CCTV footage has been key in confirming his movements, particularly from 3:34 a.m. on August 9, when he was seen entering the trauma center building, the location of the alleged crime.
At 4:03 a.m., the accused was observed,
“Wearing a T-shirt and jeans, holding a helmet in his left hand, with Bluetooth neckband earphones around his neck, moving from the right side of the camera towards the ward,”
According to the CBI chargesheet. By 4:32 a.m., he was seen leaving the ward on the third floor, still holding the helmet in his left hand, but the neckband earphones were no longer around his neck.
The CBI further noted,
“A Bluetooth neckband earphone was seized by local police from the scene of the crime on 09.08.2024.”
This item served as key evidence for the Kolkata Police, leading to the arrest of Sanjoy Roy the day after the crime. The chargesheet also mentioned that Customer Acquisition Form details and Call Detail Records for Sanjoy Roy’s mobile number confirmed his presence at the hospital during the time of the incident.
In addition to the earphones, the CBI listed several items of physical evidence, including the victim’s mobile phone and laptop, the accused’s mobile phone, the accused’s blood sample, and blood and viscera examined during the autopsy. According to the chargesheet, these items were sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in Kolkata, New Delhi, and Chandigarh.
Forensic experts also examined various other items, including jeans, underwear, a brassiere, a kurti, a blanket, bedsheets, a piece of cloth, synthetic cotton, nail clippings and scrapings, a blood sample, a lip swab, an endocervical swab, a vaginal swab, and pubic hair combings. On August 12, pants and slippers seized from the accused’s barracks, which he had worn during the crime, were found to contain the victim’s blood. The chargesheet further noted that saliva from the accused detected on a nipple swab collected during the autopsy, and short hair belonging to Sanjoy Roy recovered from the crime scene.
The CBI stated that the victim died due to asphyxia caused by a combination of throttling (manual strangulation) and smothering.
The chargesheet mentioned,
“The injuries related to the hymen, which were fresh in origin, clearly indicate that the victim suffered a forceful penetrative sexual assault,”
Injuries found on the accused’s body were consistent with the use of blunt force, indicating resistance from the victim.
On Monday, a Kolkata court took cognisance of the CBI chargesheet and decided that the trial of Sanjoy Roy would be held in-camera, with the trial set to begin on November 4 when charges will be framed.
On Tuesday, the accused, Sanjoy Roy, spoke for the first time in court, stating,
“If I don’t speak, all the blame will be put on me.”
Denying involvement in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape and murder case, He further told the court,
“I don’t know anything about the case. I am innocent,”
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