Murder charges against accused in RG Kar case, trial starts on November 11

RG Kar rape and murder case: West Bengal's Sealdah court framed murder charges against the prime accused, Sanjay Roy, nearly three months after the body of a post-graduate trainee doctor was found in the hospital.

In Short

• Sanjay Roy accused of murder, rape under sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
• CBI named Roy as sole prime accused, hinted at bigger conspiracy
• Sanjay Roy denied his involvement in crime, alleged government framing

Nearly three months after a postgraduate doctor was found dead at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, Sealdah court on Monday framed murder charges against the accused, Sanjay Roy, with trial set to begin on November 11.

Roy faces charges under Section 103(1) (punishment for murder), Section 64 (punishment for rape), and Section 66 (punishment for causing death or resulting in a persistent vegetative state) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Last month, the CBI identified Roy as the "sole prime accused" in its initial chargesheet, noting a potential "bigger conspiracy" behind the crime.

The probe agency filed a chargesheet which outlined the evidence linking Roy to the crime. The chargesheet stated that the forensic tests confirmed the presence of Roy’s semen on the victim's body. An urethral swab taken from the victim was sent to the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) in Kolkata for analysis, and results confirmed the semen belonged to Roy.

According to the chargesheet, Roy, who was working as a civic volunteer with the local police, committed the crime on August 9. The incident took place when the victim was resting in the hospital's seminar room during a break.

The rape and murder accused underwent a polygraph test on August 25 at Kolkata's Presidency central jail, where he was lodged. He had denied his involvement in the case during the polygraph test and claimed that he ran away after seeing the body.

However, the psychoanalytic profile of the accused indicated that he was addicted to pornography, had "animal-like instincts" and showed no remorse for the crime.

Before the investigation was handed over to the CBI by the Calcutta High Court, the local police had found a trove of pornographic content on the mobile phone seized from the accused.

On August 9, the body of an on-duty woman medic was found in the seminar hall of RG Kar hospital, prompting junior doctors across West Bengal to go on a 'cease-work' protest demanding justice for the victim.

(With inputs from PTI)