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Calcutta High Court Demands CBI Clarify Progress in RG Kar Rape-Murder Investigation

The court seeks updates on evidence tampering probes and inconsistencies in forensic reports while monitoring the ongoing investigation into the 2024 case.

Members of Joint Platforms of Doctors and Abhaya Mancha shout slogans during the protest rally from College Street demanding justice for the RG Kar victim on her birthday in Kolkataon February 9 (HT FILE PHOTO)

Overview

  • The Calcutta High Court has directed the CBI to submit the case diary initially prepared by Kolkata Police and provide updates on its investigation into evidence tampering and potential conspiracies.
  • The CBI confirmed that the trainee doctor was raped and murdered by a single perpetrator, Sanjay Roy, who has been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
  • Inconsistencies between the inquest and post-mortem reports, including missing injury details, remain under scrutiny by the court.
  • The CBI is investigating a possible cover-up, examining phone records and questioning hospital staff, but has not committed to a timeline for completing the probe.
  • An appeal by the CBI seeking a harsher sentence for Sanjay Roy is pending before the High Court, with the next hearing scheduled for April 23.