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.

• 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.

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