Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Court to deliver verdict tomorrow

Kolkata: A sessions court in Kolkata's Sealdah area is set to deliver its verdict on the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case where a trainee doctor was brutally raped and killed on August 2024.

Ahead of the verdict, the victim's parents have alleged that the investigation is half-done as others involved in the crime are roaming free. Her parents said they will continue to fight until justice is delivered to their daughter.

The incident caused nationwide outrage, with the High Court transferring the matter to the CBI, which filed its chargesheet before the sessions court. The matter even travelled up to the Supreme Court, which took it up suo moto to frame guidelines for workplace safety of doctors and to monitor the investigation.

The Calcutta High Court, in a PIL, transferred the investigation to the CBI, who took over from the West Bengal CID, which had arrested the main accused, Sanjoy Roy, in the rape-murder case.

Various cases were filed before the Calcutta High Court, which also handed over the investigation into the alleged malfeasance and corruption by former principal Sandip Ghosh to the CBI.

Cases were also filed against the Officer-in-charge of the jurisdictional police station, who had registered the case as one of 'unnatural death' pointing to the fact that the victim may have committed suicide in alleged connivance with the former principal.

However, since the CBI was unable to file a chargesheet in a timely manner against the principal and OC, they were granted bail. Thus, the only remaining accused in the case, against whom the chargesheet had been filed by the CBI is the principal accused, Sanjoy Roy.
(With inputs from LiveLaw)