The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has submitted a status report in the Supreme Court in its probe into the rape-murder of a woman doctor at a Kolkata hospital.
The incident has sparked nationwide strike by doctors. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud had on Tuesday said the nation cannot wait for another rape case for changes to occur on the ground, and constituted a National Task Force to ensure the safety of doctors. The top court has resumed hearing the case.
CBI probe suggests Kolkata doctor was not gang-raped, say sources
The investigation conducted by the CBI so far into the murder of the 31-year-old Kolkata trainee doctor has indicated that she was not gang-raped, India Today has exclusively learnt. The probe suggests that Sanjoy Roy, a civic volunteer who was arrested for the gruesome crime at the government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9, was the only person involved.
The forensic report, according to sources, indicates that the doctor was raped and killed by Roy, a civic volunteer who was attached to the Kolkata Police. The DNA report has also reportedly confirmed the involvement of one person.
The revelations are key given initial theories and allegations of the likelihood of gang-rape, and blame game over investigations into the crime, the barbarity of which shook an entire nation, triggering mass protests.
Sanjoy Roy was arrested on August 10, a day after the half-naked body of the doctor was found in the seminar hall of the hospital.
The CBI also scoured through CCTV footage that showed Roy entering the building where the doctor was found murdered, India Today has learnt.
Roy, who has a history of domestic abuse and had access to all departments of the hospital, was arrested after his Bluetooth headset was found at the crime scene.
However, the CBI is yet to conclude its investigation on the involvement of more people in the case. The agency is likely to send the forensic report to independent experts for their final opinion.
Previously, a doctor had claimed that the victim might have been gang-raped, alleging that “151 mg of liquid” was found in the vaginal swab test. Dr Subarna Goswami told India Today that the nature of injuries inflicted on the trainee doctor couldn’t have been the handiwork of one person.
The parents of the victim also put forth this argument before the Calcutta High Court, alleging the presence of a “significant amount of semen in her body”, suggesting gang rape.
Rejecting those allegations, Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, citing the autopsy report, said that the 150 grams mentioned in the report referred to the weight of the inner and outer genitalia. She also said that fluids were measured in millilitres.
“RG Kar autopsy in the presence of a judicial magistrate and 3 doctors: Show no fracture to the pelvic girdle or other bones. 150 gm refers to weight of inner and outer genitalia and not to imaginary amount of fluid. Does not suggest multiple assailants,” Moitra tweeted.