Verdict On RG Kar Rape-Murder Case Shortly Amid Protests Outside Kolkata Court

Last Updated:January 18, 2025, 13:34 IST

RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: The rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital led to nationwide outrage and protests.

RG Kar Hospital rape murder case (PTI photo)

A local court is scheduled to give its verdict on the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital led to nationwide outrage and protests.

Sanjoy Roy, who was a civic volunteer with Kolkata Police, was charged with committing the crime on the doctor at the seminar hall of the state-run hospital on August 9 last year.

The judgement will be announced shortly by Judge Anirban Das of Sealdah Court as the accused was brought to Sealdah Court.

Here are the top things you need to know ahead of the big verdict today:

• The semi-naked body of the trainee doctor was found on the third floor of the seminar hall of the state-run hospital in Kolkata following which Sanjoy Roy was taken into custody. This was when the first protest by doctors broke out across West Bengal.
• The case was later handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) by the Calcutta High Court which filed one chargesheet as per which Sanjay Roy was the “sole prime accused” in the rape and murder case.
• The CBI also arrested the former principal Sandip Ghosh and former officer of the local police station Abhijit Mondal on charges of tampering and altering evidence.
• Both were later granted “default bail” since the CBI did not file a supplementary chargesheet against them within 90 days from the date of their arrest.
• The trial against Sanjay Roy started on November 11 and was conducted in-camera and within the closed courtroom.
• During the trial, statements of a total of 50 witnesses were recorded, including the parents of the victim, investigating officials of both CBI and Kolkata Police, forensic experts and doctors and colleagues of the victim.
• The Mamata Banerjee government faced a lot of criticism over the incident and protests by women’s rights groups continued to rage across West Bengal.
• The protests forced the government to transfer the Kolkata Police Commissioner and other senior officials of the West Bengal Health department.