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Kolkata: Sealdah Court will pronounce its verdict today in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata. The CBI had filed a chargesheet against accused Sanjay Rai on 7 October 2024. The court had completed the hearing on 9 January. The CBI has demanded death penalty for accused Sanjay.
For the unversed, the trainee doctor was raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital on the night of 8-9 August. The body of the doctor was found on the morning of 9 August. A civic volunteer named Sanjay was arrested on 10 August in the case. The incident shook the country and led to protests across country by doctors.
The CBI, which is investigating the case, submitted a status report to the Supreme Court on 10 December, in which it was told that the hearing is going on every day from Monday to Thursday in the Sealdah trial court. Out of 81 prosecution witnesses, 43 have been questioned.
Sanjay’s Polygraph Test
On August 25, the CBI conducted a polygraph test of Sanjay in Kolkata’s Presidency Jail with the help of the Central Forensic Team. The officials questioned him for about 3 hours. So far, a total of 10 people, including Sanjay, have undergone polygraph tests. These include former principal of RG Kar Sandeep Ghosh, ASI Anup Dutta, 4 fellow doctors, a volunteer, and two guards.
The CBI ruled out the possibility of gangrape in its investigation and said that Sanjay Roy in the only accused in the case. CBI had filed a chargesheet in the High Court on October 7, naming Sanjay as the sole accused in the rape-murder case. Sanjay was working as a civic volunteer with the Kolkata Police. The agency said that the trainee doctor was not gang-raped.
The charge sheet included statements of 100 witnesses, 12 polygraph test reports, CCTV footage, forensic reports, mobile call details, and location. On the day of the incident, the accused’s earphones and mobile were connected to Bluetooth. This was also considered important evidence, as per police.
The chargesheet also states that the semen sample and blood recovered from the victim’s body matched with the accused. The tiny hairs found at the crime scene also matched with the accused’s hair after forensic tests.
